The class of 2022 achieved an 80.1% pass rate. She gave a list of facts and figures for the 2022 matric exams. "The matric class of 2022 must be commended for maintaining this trend despite the astronomical challenges they faced – challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, Eskom's load shedding and sporadic service delivery protests," Motshekga said on Thursday. Facts and figures from the class of 2022:The matric class of 2022 originally started with 1 177 089 pupils in Grade 1 in 2011, and there were 775 630 matric pupils in 2022. Pass rate in numbers80.1% matric pass rate for 2022, compared with 76.4% in 2021 – a 3.7% improvement.

Source: News 24 January 20, 2023 21:40 UTC