{"id":295857,"date":"2026-01-14T13:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/?p=295857"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:59:49","slug":"noord-kaap-se-matriekuitslae-toon-grootste-verbetering-klim-van-9de-na-6de-posisie","status":"publish","type":"school_article","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/school\/noord-kaap-se-matriekuitslae-toon-grootste-verbetering-klim-van-9de-na-6de-posisie\/","title":{"rendered":"Noord-Kaap se matriekuitslae toon grootste verbetering; klim van 9de na 6de posisie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Soos die vorige jaar is die Noord-Kaap die provinsie in die land wat die grootste verbetering in sy matriekuitslae getoon het. Boonop het di\u00e9 provinsie sy posisie as die een met die laagste slaagsyfer agtergelaat en tot in die sesde posisie van nege geklim.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die minister van basiese onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, het Maandagaand 12 Januarie die uitslae van 2025 se nasionale seniorsertifikaateksamen bekendgemaak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hiertydens is aangekondig dat KwaZulu-Natal se matrikulante die beste presteer het en &#8216;n slaagsyfer van 90,6% behaal het. Vrystaat is in die tweede plek met 89,3%; Gauteng derde (89,1%); gevolg deur Noordwes (88,5%); Wes-Kaap (88,2%); Noord-Kaap (87,8%); Mpumalanga (86,5%); Limpopo (86,1%) en Oos-Kaap (84,2%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" data-attachment-id=\"295858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/school\/noord-kaap-se-matriekuitslae-toon-grootste-verbetering-klim-van-9de-na-6de-posisie\/dscn9829_01750\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9829_01750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,833\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matrikulante HS Diamantveld 2025\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;N\u00e1 die matriekuitslae wink jare van tersi\u00eare studies, asook diens in die weermag of polisie vir di\u00e9 manne van die Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld in Kimberley. Van links is Lourich Vorster, Cleon van Wyk, Heinz Hauptfleisch, Kyle Adonis, De Wet Heunis en Michael Kieth. FOTO: Helena Barnard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;N\u00e1 die matriekuitslae wink jare van tersi\u00eare studies, asook diens in die weermag of polisie vir di\u00e9 manne van die Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld in Kimberley. Van links is Lourich Vorster, Cleon van Wyk, Heinz Hauptfleisch, Kyle Adonis, De Wet Heunis en Michael Kieth. FOTO: Helena Barnard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9829_01750-1024x711.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9829_01750-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"Matrikulante HS Diamantveld 2025\" class=\"wp-image-295858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9829_01750-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9829_01750-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9829_01750-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9829_01750.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">N\u00e1 die matriekuitslae wink jare van tersi\u00eare studies, asook diens in die weermag of polisie vir di\u00e9 manne van die Ho\u00ebrskool Diamantveld in Kimberley. Van links is Lourich Vorster, Cleon van Wyk, Heinz Hauptfleisch, Kyle Adonis, De Wet Heunis en Michael Kieth. FOTO: Helena Barnard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gwarube het ook bekendgemaak dat die nasionale slaagsyfer van 88% die hoogste is wat nog ooit in die land behaal is.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soos vorige jare het kleiner skole in die Noord-Kaap uitgeblink. Die <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hsd1896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ho\u00ebrskool Douglas<\/a> en die Ho\u00ebrskool Hopetown het vir die vyfde jaar agtereenvolgend &#8216;n 100%-slaagsyfer behaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van die vyf distrikte in die Noord-Kaap het Namakwa die beste presteer (90,5%), gevolg deur ZF Mcgawu (90,1%), Pixley Ka Seme (89,3%), John Taolo Gaetsewe (87%) en Frances Baard (86,3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ander skole in die provinsie wat ook &#8216;n 100%-slaagsyfer behaal het, is die Ho\u00ebrskool Vaalharts, Re Tlameleng Spesiale Skool, Sediba Academy, Ho\u00ebrskool Calvinia, St Anna-privaatskool, Ho\u00ebrskool Enoch Mthetho, Ho\u00ebrskool Prieska, Ho\u00ebrskool Kenhardt, asook die Ho\u00ebrskool Martin Oosthuizen in Kakamas.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van die Noord-Kaapse skole wat  groot verbetering in 2025 se uitslae teenoor 2024 se uitslae behaal het, is Ho\u00ebrskool Homevale by Kimberley (van 46,2% tot 86,7%), Hotazel Gekomineerde Skool (van 63,8% tot 93,9%), St Anna-privaatskool (van 57,1% tot 100%), Ho\u00ebrskool Enoch Mthetho (van 60% tot 100%), Ho\u00ebrskool Phakamisani (van 49,1% tot 82,6%), asook Noupoort Gekombineerde Skool (van 66,7% tot 95,6%).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9826_01804.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Di\u00e9 2025-matrikulante van die Kimberley Girls&#8217; High School is verlig dat hul skooljare verby is, die matriekeksamen agter die rug, en die toekoms wink. Van links is, voor: Khumo Engelbrecht en Kgomotso Mosimanewakgomo; agter: Kenisha Morris, Katlego Pieters en Kagoentle Seothaeng. FOTO: Helena Barnard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prestasies-beklemtoon-veerkragtigheid\">&#8216;Prestasies beklemtoon veerkragtigheid&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In sy kommentaar wens Nazley Sharif, DA LP en woordvoerder van basiese onderwys, veral die leerders van geen-geld skole geluk wat ongeag sosio-ekonomiese probleme, asook persoonlike en strukturele uitdagings, hul matriek voltooi het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hul prestasies beklemtoon die veerkragtigheid van Suid-Afrika se jongmense en die belangrikheid daarvan om leerdergeleenthede in elke stadium van die skoolstelsel te beskerm,&#8221; s\u00ea Sharif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEES OOK: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/historic-88-pass-rate-marks-best-ever-matric-results-for-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Historic 88% pass rate marks best-ever matric results for South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In sy kommentaar oor die uitslae het dr. Wynand Boshoff,\u00a0VF Plus-LP en hoofwoordvoerder van onderwys, na die toespraak van die minister van basiese onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, verwys. Gwarube het op \u2018n holistiese benadering tot onderwys klem gel\u00ea, soos die uitgebreide gebruik van moedertaalonderrig en verligting van onderwysers se administratiewe las.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die VF Plus onderskryf hierdie benadering, wat matriekuitslae as die eindpunt van \u2018n vormingsproses benader, eerder as \u2018n ge\u00efsoleerde mikpunt. Vir die meeste Suid-Afrikaners is die nasionale seniorsertifikaat, of matriek soos dit bekend staan, die grondslag waarop hulle \u2018n loopbaan bou,&#8221; s\u00ea Boshoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die tragiese werklikheid is egter dat \u2018n groot aantal suksesvolle matrikulante nie sukses behaal wanneer hulle werk soek nie. Dit dui op \u2018n onaanvaarbare gaping tussen die w\u00earelde binne en buite die skoolterrein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Dit beteken allermins dat matriek onbelangrik is. Dit is juis \u2018n aanduiding dat die leerder die deursettingsvermo\u00eb het wat verdere sukses moontlik maak. Daarom is dit ook verblydend dat die deursetsyfer (graad een-leerders wat tot by matriek vorder) tot 84% toegeneem het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die VF Plus wil werkgewers aanmoedig om jong mense die geleentheid te gee om hulself te bewys,&#8221; het Boshoff ook ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"295864\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/dscn9833_05134\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9833_05134.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1549\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ho\u00ebrskool Noord-Kaap\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Gathering at the Northern Cape High School in Kimberley to receive their matric results are, from the left, Ryan Abrahams, Nazneen Alexander, Tayla Harmse, Carl\u00e9 Heroldt-Greenan, Joshua Willemse, Chan\u00e9l Linters, and Gavandr\u00e9 Eksteen. PHOTO: Helena Barnard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gathering at the Northern Cape High School in Kimberley to receive their matric results are, from the left, Ryan Abrahams, Nazneen Alexander, Tayla Harmse, Carl\u00e9 Heroldt-Greenan, Joshua Willemse, Chan\u00e9l Linters, and Gavandr\u00e9 Eksteen. PHOTO: Helena Barnard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9833_05134-793x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9833_05134-793x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ho\u00ebrskool Noord-Kaap\" class=\"wp-image-295864\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7744339578048435;width:684px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9833_05134-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9833_05134-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9833_05134-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCN9833_05134.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matrikulante van 2025 by die Ho\u00ebrskool Noord-Kaap in Kimberley om hul matriekuitslae te ontvang. Van links is Ryan Abrahams, Nazneen Alexander, Tayla Harmse, Carl\u00e9 Heroldt-Greenan, Joshua Willemse, Chan\u00e9l Linters en Gavandr\u00e9 Eksteen. FOTO: Helena Barnard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AfriForum meen die matriekuitslae skep &#8216;n onakkurate beeld van die ware toedrag van sake in die Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysstelsel, waar soveel leerders nooit hul skoolloopbaan voltooi nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Nagenoeg 1,2 miljoen leerders het in 2014 hul skoolloopbaan in graad 1 begin. Hiervan het slegs 778 000, oftewel nagenoeg 65% van leerders, teen 2025 tot matriek gevorder. Die onderwysstelsel het dus sowat 422 000 leerders lank voor graad 12 reeds in die steek gelaat,&#8221; s\u00ea Carien Bloem, hoof van Onderwysprojekte by AfriForum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Priscilla Isaacs, DA-LPW en \u00a0Noord-Kaapse provinsiale woordvoerder oor onderwys, wens in haar kommentaar die Ho\u00ebrskool Enoch Mthetho in Noupoort and Ho\u00ebrskool Kenhardt geluk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Hierdie twee skole word as kwintiel twee skole beskou, wat boekdele spreek van die verarmde omstandighede van hul gemeenskappe. Hulle is egter deel van die tien Noord-Kaapse skole wat slaagsyfers van 100% in 2025 aangeteken het. Dit bevestig dat leerlinge in laer kwintiele met die regte bystand en ondersteuning akademiese sukses kan behaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Dit is voorwaar \u2018n prestasie om die grootste provinsiale verbetering aan te teken te midde van die finansi\u00eble chaos wat in die vorige akademiese jaar losgebars het. Skoolgemeenskappe moes uiterste finansi\u00eble druk in 2025 trotseer omdat die Noord-Kaapse onderwysdepartement versuim het om gelde betyds en ten volle oor te betaal. Ons sal voortgaan om die provinsiale departement aanspreeklik te hou vir geldelike steun aan skole sodat ons kan voortgaan om verbetering in die Noord-Kaap te sien,&#8221; s\u00ea Isaacs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dinsdag teen spertyd is die toppresteerders in die Noord-Kaap tydens &#8216;n geselligheid in Kimberley aangewys en vereer. &#8216;n Berig oor die toppresteerders sal volg. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Noord-Kaap is die provinsie in die land wat die grootste verbetering in sy matriekuitslae getoon het. 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