Independent Examinations Board matrics pass with flying colours

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

Independent Examinations Board matriculation candidates have achieved a 98.38% pass rate for 2014, according to
results released on Wednesday morning.

This was comparable to last year's 98.56%, the IEB said in a statement.

A total of 85.45 percent of candidates qualified to study towards degrees, while 11.56 percent were suitable for diploma study.

IEB pupils attained pass rates of nearly 89% for mathematics and physical science - two key subjects required for tertiary education.

A total of 9 976 full-time and 475 part-time pupils from across the country, as well as from Namibia, Mozambique, and Swaziland,
wrote the national senior certificate examinations in November.

More than 500 pupils from 14 schools across the Eastern Cape were among the successful IEB candidates.