Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube Unveils 2025 Matric Results
The 88% pass rate masks a 57.7% cohort completion rate, revealing dropout and repetition challenges in South Africa’s education system, officials and critics say.
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Gwarube calls for continued drive towards equal opportunities
Gwarube calls for continued drive towards equal opportunities Zandile.Khumalo Tue, 01/13/2026 - 07:10 JOHANNESBURG - Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says striving for equality in the education system allows for better outcomes for learners' futures."If education is to be an equaliser of opportunity, an equal education is needed at the start of their journey," she said.READ | Matric 2025 | KZN topples Free State as best-performing provin…
Why matric results week is so stressful for families
As the release of the 2025 Grade 12 results approaches, anxiety is building in households across South Africa, with pupils and parents bracing themselves for one of the most emotionally demanding moments of the school year. University of Pretoria clinical psychologist Sibongile Sibanyoni told Sunday World this week that the stress surrounding matric results is largely driven by uncertainty and the weight attached to this milestone. “The completi…
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