The Free State is the leading province at 88.5%, an increase of 2.8% from 2021; Gauteng achieves 84.4%, an increase of 1.6% from 2021, followed by the Western Cape at 81.4%, an increase of 0.2% from 2021.KwaZulu-Natal, the best-improved province, achieves 83.0%, an increase of 6.2% from 2021.The third best-improved province, is the Eastern Cape, with an achievement of 77.3%, an increase of 4.2% from 2021.Northern Cape achieves 74.2%, a 2.7% increase from 2021.
Motshekga says “While the pass rate in a number of the Class of 2022 is the highest in the history of the National Senior Certificate examinations, when the pass rate is expressed as a percentage, that of the Class of 2019, which attained 81.3% pass rate, stands out as the highest so far.”