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The Democratic Alliance says while the improved pass rate is good news, there are reasons to worry about the quality of the passes.
DA spokesperson for education, Annette Lovemore says it is "concerning" that only 26.6% of students qualified for bachelor studies at a university.
Worsening the contrast, Lovemore said that of the 1.1 million pupils who enrolled in Grade One in 2001, only 511 152 took the matric examinations, which means only 12% of pupils who enrolled in Grade One will eventually qualify for university.
She says this raises serious questions about the ability of South Africa’s schools to produce learners who can stay in the system and emerge as successful matriculants.
