KwaZulu-Natal has once again achieved impressive results in the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, securing the second-highest pass rate in the country at 89.5%. The province celebrated its top achievers, awarded prizes including laptops and bursaries, and highlighted significant improvements in bachelor passes and schools achieving a 100% pass rate.
For the second consecutive year KwaZulu-Natal was the second best-performing province as the matric class of 2024 achieved a historic 89.5% pass rate and here are the top achievers in the province.
The KZN Department of Education announced its provincial results on Tuesday, 14 January and also honoured the top 10 candidates for their excellent results. Some of the prizes included laptops and bursaries.KZN Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka revealed that all the districts in the province achieved above 80% and that no school had a 0% pass rate.who were invited by the Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube in Johannesburg for the official results announcement on Monday, 13 January.
Bachelor passes increased from 72 099 in 2023 to 84 000 in 2024, the highest in the country, marking a significant improvement from 45.7% in 2023 to 52.2%. KZN also recorded an increase in schools achieving a 100% pass rate, from 246 in 2023 to 321 in 2024.KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka, Premier Thami Ntuli and Minister of Higher Education Nobuhle Nkabane at the ICC where the province honoured its top achievers. Image: X/@DBE_KZNManqoba Sibusiso Buthelezi – Zimele Secondary SchoolAmanda Ngema from Vukile High School and Philile Nokubonga Mngqayi from Nkombose Secondary were tied in fifth position.
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