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Class of 2020 praised for 76.2% pass rate despite Covid making schooling âextremelyâ difficult
By Chulumanco Mahamba
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Johannesburg - Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, said the matric class of 2020 proved that when the going gets tough, the tough gets going after the matric pupils obtained a 76.2% pass rate.
Motshekga announced the National Senior Certificate results for the class of 2020 yesterday.
She said they obtained the 76.2% pass rate despite the adversity faced by the pupils, compared with 81.3% in 2019 and 78.2% in 2018.
The minister added that more than 2Â 061 pupils with special needs sat for the exam, and that of those 2Â 058 passed. The minister added that 943 of the special needs matrics who passed obtained Bachelors, while 582 got diplomas, and 28 obtained National Higher Certificates.