Basic Education system shows 'desired stability' - says Motshekga

Motshekga announced the official results at an event held at Mosaic Church in Randburg on Thursday evening.

The class of 2023 achieved an overall pass rate of 82.9%, which is a 2.8 percentage points increase compared to the previous year.

Free State has retained its position as the top performing province in the country with an overall performance of 89%, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 86.4%.

Gauteng came in third at 85.4%.

The results also shows that none of the provinces performed below the 75% pass rate.

Motshekga said this is an indication of a system that is improving.

"Clearly, the system cannot survive without the direct involvement of all communities of trust, not only those who are part of the sector, but everyone. The Class of 2023 has clearly demonstrated that with all requisite support and intervention

programmes, we can make it.  We must prioritise our interventions on teaching and learning losses. Support and intervention programmes must be implemented across the system," she said.

Motshekga said it is encouraging to see the continued confidence in the country's public education system. 

"The fact that we had about 96% of the candidates who enrolled for the 2023 NSC exams, did so in public schools, shows the confidence communities have in our systems.  We cannot let our communities down; we must repay them with good and quality teaching and learning outcomes." 

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