The African National Congress ( ANC) in the Eastern Cape congratulates the Matric Class of 2024 on their commendable achievements in the National Senior Certificate examinations.
We salute the Department of Basic Education, teachers ,organized labour , Alliance structures , school governing bodies, parents and other partners in basic education for working hard to achieve the overall matric pass rate of 84.9% which represents an improvement of 3.6% attained by the Class of 2023. This is a watershed moment for the province coming from 56.8% in 1994 to this upward trajectory of 84.9 % for the Class of 2024.
The performance of the matriculants has been consistently improving for at least the last four years with 45 000 Bachelor passes in the Class of 2024.This has vindicated the strategy employed by MEC Fundile Gade and his team in ensuring that our education outcomes are achieved. Most importantly this great improvement reaffirm the resolve of our PEC Lekgotla that all our structures and leadership from the basic unit to adopt schools in their respective wards as education is a societal matter.
We want to acknowledge the improvement made by OR Tambo Coastal District achieving 83.9 % pass rate , an improvement of 5.58 % from 78.39 in 2023 , Chris Hani East District achieving 88.5% pass rate , an improvement of 4.4 % from 84.7% in 2023 and Amathole East District achieving 87.82% pass rate , an improvement of 5.34% from 82.48% in 2023 .
This augurs well for our provincial drive to get young people in particular to achieve educational success in view of the development challenges facing our country, the region and our continent. We call on the tertiary education institutions to ensure that these matriculants get the necessary help to enroll but also
urges learners not only to focus on furthering higher education through universities but also technical and vocational education and training through Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges.
Well done to the Class of 2024!
ENDS….
ISSUED BY THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS -EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE
Enquiries :
Cde Gift Ngqondi
Provincial Head of Communications
ANC Eastern Cape
Mobile No- 0849519924/0848439706
