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Matric class of 2025 achieves 88% pass rate Janine2 Mon, 01/12/2026 - 19:35 Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube JOHANNESBURG - Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube announced the 2025 National Senior Certificate results on Monday evening.The NSC pass rate is 88% - an increase of around 0.7% from 2024.READ: IEB bachelor pass rate slightly declines88% is the highest pass rate in South Africa’s history.Private school matriculants have achieved an overall pass rate of 98.31%. KwaZulu-Natal achieved first place with a pass rate of 90.6%. The Free State was the next best performing province with a pass rate of 89.33%.The Eastern Cape was in ninth place with 84.17%.Limpopo placed eighth with a pass rate of 86.15%. Seventh was Mpumalanga with 86.55%.The Northern Cape had the biggest improvement of all the provinces and placed sixth with a pass rate of 87.79%.The Western Cape was in fifth position with 88.2%.The North West came next with a pass rate of 88.4%Gauteng placed third with 89.06%.

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