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File Image: Matric learners in an exam room.
Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg, Professor Nadine Peterson, believes that there is going to be an increase in the pass rate of the 2025 matric class as compared to the previous year.
The 2024 matric pass rate was a historic 87.3 percent, a significant increase from 2023’s 82.9 percent, marking the highest national pass rate ever recorded.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube is expected to announce the top achievers and provinces on Monday, while individual results are set to be released on Tuesday.
To the Matric Class of 2025, as we anticipate your 2025 matric results, I want to commend each of you for the effort, discipline, and resilience you have shown throughout this important journey. Completing the National Senior Certificate examinations is a significant milestone,… pic.twitter.com/idqxh2auup
— Siviwe Gwarube (@Siviwe_G) January 11, 2026
Peterson says, “We expect to see a slight increase in the overall metric pass rate. I do think this will be entirely due to both the input of teachers and learners, but also the number of interventions that the Department of Basic Education has put into place in 2025 to support learners through the examination process.”
Umalusi has reported that the 2025 matric exams were conducted in more than 300 subjects across approximately 9 400 examination centres.
Over one million candidates sat for the examinations, distributed among four assessment bodies and four qualifications.
VIDEO | NSC results to be released on Monday:
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