Celebrating Gauteng’s matric Class of 2019

The Mosaïek Teatro in Fairland was the venue for this year’s provincial matric results announcements. On 8 January, matriculants from all over Gauteng, along with their parents, teachers, and families were present to find just how well they did compared to the other top learners.

The national pass rate for the Class of 2019 was 81.3 per cent while Gauteng achieved a pass rate of 87.2 per cent.

The only province to do better than Gauteng this year was the Free State with a pass rate of 88.4 per cent. With Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, Gauteng Premier David Makhura, MEC for Education and Youth Development Panyaza Lesufi and many other leaders from the province, the ceremony was sure to be one of class.

MEC for Education and Youth Development Panyaza Lesufi was one of the proudest people present on the day. The well-known champion of youth development and education stated that the gap between schools in townships and suburbs is very close to disappearing. He said this is proof that the system is doing all it can to level the playing field for all learners regardless of where they come from and where they attend school. Lesufi also mentioned that Gauteng is now the highest contributor to university entrance in the country. Gauteng is also home to the top three districts in the country and holds 15 of the top 20 districts nationally.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura applauded the matrics of last year for their amazing results and went on to celebrate all those that participated in assisting them to achieve these marks. He hoped that these achievements will go on to be bettered in the future as he hopes the province gets a 90 per cent pass rate and over 60 per cent bachelor admission.

Makhura said there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to improve these results. He committed himself and his office to doing all they can to assist Lesufi and Motshekga in their mission to provide quality education to all those in the province.

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