The Umgungundlovu District topped the chart with a pass rate of 81.51%, while Zululand was last, with 64.83%.
The province has set the bar higher this year, aiming for a 10% increase in the pass rate from last year, to 83%.
A total of 796542 full-time and part-time pupils wrote the National Senior Certificate exams, while 12372 sat for the IEB exams.
According to Basic Education Department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga, it was the first time in five years that no paper was leaked, while all irregularities experienced were resolved.
Scelo Bhengu, of the Educators’ Union of South Africa, said that no irregularities indicated that teachers had done good work in preparing pupils.
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This is an extract of an article published by Daily News.
