{"id":47342,"date":"2024-01-23T05:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/western-cape-class-of-2023-excel-24-982-subject-distinctions-awarded-20240123\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:04:27","slug":"western-cape-class-of-2023-excel-24-982-subject-distinctions-awarded-20240123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/western-cape-class-of-2023-excel-24-982-subject-distinctions-awarded-20240123\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape class of 2023 excel: 24 982 subject distinctions awarded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Western Cape class of 2023 achieved the second highest distinctions rate, with 24 982 subject distinctions awarded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Western Cape Minister of Education David Maynier congratulated learners for excelling in Mathematics with a 75.4% pass rate, and for being the top Physical Sciences pass rate in the country at an impressive 82.2%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cEvery single one of our 50 520 candidates who passed met the requirements to access higher education, with 26 182 candidates (42.2%) qualifying with a bachelors pass to attend university, our highest number of bachelors passes ever.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Nerves and tension turned to joy and excitement as more than 50 000 matrics in the Western Cape collected their results on Friday 19 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And learners have reason to celebrate with an impressive 81.54% pass rate, despite facing an exceptionally challenging year of \u201ccrippling load shedding\u201d and a \u201cdevastating\u201d minibus taxi strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western Cape Minister of Education David Maynier congratulated learners for excelling in Mathematics with a 75.4% pass rate, and for being the top Physical Sciences pass rate in the country at an impressive 82.2%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese are critical subjects for the national and provincial economy, \u201cEvery single one of our 50 520 candidates who passed met the requirements to access higher education, with 26 182 candidates (42.2%) qualifying with a bachelors pass to attend university, our highest number of bachelors passes ever.\u201dso we are pleased to see improvements in both compared to 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Western Cape class of 2023 achieved the second highest distinctions rate, with 24 982 subject distinctions awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an incredible achievement considering the events of 2023, including a devastating minibus taxi strike, two massive floods and ongoing crippling load shedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_fed2548c\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9296\/3194244a8a2847aa900012d5e6b93813.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/979d4bb253ed407496dfd4bcd7157223.jpg\" title=\"Simon\u2019s Town School deputy head boy Shaneil Singh obtained four distinctions and an aggregate of 80,6%. PHOTO: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Simon\u2019s Town School deputy head boy Shaneil Singh obtained four distinctions and an aggregate of 80,6%. PHOTO: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat is even more impressive is that the retention rate from Grade 10 to 12 has also increased to 69.3%. Getting both the pass rate and the retention rate to move in a positive direction is a difficult task, and we are pleased that more of the Grade 10 class from two years\u2019 prior are writing and succeeding in their final matric exams,\u201d said Maynier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maynier recognised the effort teachers and parents made in support of learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His message to the matric class of 2024 is to work hard and believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have very big shoes to fill. We believe that you can achieve whatever you set your mind to, and we challenge you to follow the example of the 2023 candidates and get stuck in on the hard work from day one! We will support you every step of the way as we strive to give every learner a better future in the Western Cape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deep-south-schools\">Deep South Schools<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fish Hoek High school matriculants increased their pass rate from 98% in 2022 to 99.5% in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ocean View High School improved their pass rate from 50.6 % in 2022 to 54.3% in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muizenberg High School matriculants passed with a 96.2% rate in 2022 to 85.4% in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon\u2019s Town School matrics pass rate in 2022 was 91.5% and in 2023 a pass rate of 89.9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile Simon\u2019s Town acting principal Lucresia Harrison congratulated matriculants for taking charge of their future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese results are a testament to a committed and motivated cohort of young people taking charge of their future. Credit must go to our world-class academic staff who committed themselves to ensuring that our learners could perform so well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of 118 pupils at Simon\u2019s Town School, 65 attained a Bachelor\u2019s pass and 78 subject distinctions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subjects that achieved 100% were English First Additional Language, Hospitality Studies, Life Orientation, Maritime Economics and Nautical Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special mention went to learner Siseko Makhlowana who obtained nine distinctions with an aggregate of 87.2 % and a 100% pass in Maritime Economics. 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