Motshekga, DA clash in debate over matric pass rate
The DA said that the Department of Basic Education seemed comfortable with what it called 'mediocre' standards.
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announcing the results of the 2020 matric examinations on 22 February 2021 in Pretoria. Picture: GCIS
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CAPE TOWN - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and the Democratic Alliance (DA) clashed over what the official opposition called the "real matric" pass rate.
The National Assembly on Thursday debated a motion brought by the DA which questioned the matric pass rate.
The party maintained that the matric pass rate was 44.1% and not the official 76.2%.