Independent schools record a 98% pass rate Updated
Jacaranda FM
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The Independent
Examination Boardcreleased the 2020 matric results on
Friday, which show that the pass rate is slightly lower than the
2019 pass rate of 98.82%.
Learners who were
registered for full-time study accounted for 12 024, while part-time
learners accounted for 1 139.
IEB further reports
that 88.42% of the cohort achieved
entry to degree to study at universities, 8.14%
qualified for entry into diploma study, while 1.51% achieved entry at the
Higher Certificate level.
The 2020 IEB results
come after a challenging academic year for learners across the country as a
result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
CEO of the Independent Examinations Board, Anne Oberholzer, says