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We compare the matric results to previous years</span></i></a>\r\n\r\n<b>Subject performance </b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The </span><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-01-20-matric-class-of-2022-should-be-celebrated-but-results-not-accurate-barometer-for-education-system-experts/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overall performance</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in subjects including business studies and history decreased from 80.5% and 89.5% respectively in 2021, to 76.7% and 88.2% in 2022. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the performance in subjects including accounting, economics, agricultural sciences, geography, physical sciences, mathematical literacy and life sciences improved from 2021. </span>\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1538486\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ED_429413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"449\" /> Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga addresses the country's top matrics of 2022 in Johannesburg on 19 January 2023. (Photo: Gallo Images / Beeld / Deaan Vivier)</p>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maths is a serial underperformer, with pupil performance dropping from 57.6% in 2021 to 55% in 2022. </span>\r\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation/12498074\"><script src=\"https://public.flourish.studio/resources/embed.js\"></script></div>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Western Cape posted the best maths performance in 2022 (67.9%,) followed by the Free State (64.6%) and Gauteng (62.7%). </span>\r\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation/12498512\"><script src=\"https://public.flourish.studio/resources/embed.js\"></script></div>\r\n<b>Bachelor pass achievements </b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of the 725,146 matriculants who wrote the 2022 NSC exams, 278,814 (38.4%) </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obtained bachelor passes for admission to tertiary study</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. </span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The province with the </span><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-01-20-kzn-celebrates-top-matriculants-who-triumphed-against-odds/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">highest number of bachelor passes is KwaZulu-Natal (69,849)</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> – despite challenges including Covid-19, floods and power cuts – followed by Gauteng (58,119) and the Eastern Cape (34,974). 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Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga addresses the country's top matrics of 2022 in Johannesburg on 19 January 2023. (Photo: Gallo Images / Beeld / Deaan Vivier)
India Wesi, Jody van Zjil and Sohail Dharamlall, the top three matric pupils at Reddam House Waterfall in Midrand, celebrate with champagne after the IEB matric results were announced on 18 January. (Photo: Gallo Images / Beeld / Dean Vivier)
Matriculants receive their results at Stellenberg High School in Bellville, Cape Town, on 20 January 2023. (Photo: Gallo Images / Misha Jordaan)