Education expert Professor Mary Metcalfe says that people should not underestimate the loss of time students experience, with classes alternating between online and in-person learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite completing their final year of high school amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the class of 2021's National Senior Certificate (NSC) pass rate was 98.39%.
Private school pupils who wrote last year’s matric exams through the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) have passed with flying colours, after achieving a pass rate of 98.39%.
Hardworking candidates who wrote their final school exams through the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) have raised the bar by securing a 98.39% pass rate.