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Western Capeâs top achieving matriculants honoured by Winde and Schäfer at Leeuwenhof By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town â The Western Capeâs top achievers for the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams were celebrated on Tuesday morning, at an annual award ceremony hosted at the official residence of the premier. Education MEC Debbie Schäfer and Premier Alan Winde hosted the class of 2020 to congratulate them on their results. Winde said last year was an incredibly difficult year. My wife, Tracy, and I know, our daughter also had to write her matric exams. âBut you persevered and finished your year, and for that, we, as a province, are proud. ....
Covid-19 blamed for drop in Western Cape matric pass rate By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - For the first time since 2010, the Western Cape dipped below 80% in its matric pass rate, dropping from 82.3% in 2019 to 79.9%. The province however achieved increases in both the maths (70.8%) and maths literacy (82.9%) pass rates, as well as boasting the top two candidates in maths nationally for the second year in a row. It has also achieved an increase in the number of Bachelor passes, with 22 634 of the 51 633 candidates that wrote in the Western Cape, which is 43.8% compared to 43.6% last year. Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said all provinces saw their pass rates decline â âan understandable outcome during a pandemic that severely disrupted schooling around the worldâ. ....