Matric 2015 by numbers

30 December 2015 - 17:24 By TMG Digital

Pupils’ matric results will be announced on January 5 and the focus will be on the numbers – passes‚ failures‚ exemptions. In the meantime here are some other numbers to consider. 799 502: the largest number of matric pupils to register for the national senior certificate exams. 668 122: the number of full time candidates.66 088: the number of “progress learners” (the policy of passing pupils who failed). This category made up 9% of all candidates.Seven million: the number of scripts marked.41 564: the number of people marking the scripts.121: the number of marking centres around the country...

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