Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has announced that the National Senior Certificate (NSC) pass rate for the class of 2025 has increased to 88%, up from the previous year’s 87.26%, marking the ...

On Friday, 28 November 2025, Parliament debated Build One South Africa's draft resolution to replace the current 30% matric pass mark with a 50% minimum standard. The discussion highlighted both the ...

ActionSA has congratulated the Class of 2025 on completing their National Senior Certificate (NSC) under challenging circumstances, while also acknowledging the commitment of teachers and families who ...

The Department of Basic Education’s website has buckled under the flood of Internet traffic caused by the class of 2025 matrics and their families looking up their results. Attempting to access the ...

AS the deadline for remarking approaches, students across South Africa must act swiftly if they wish to challenge their 2024 ...

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has called for a radical shift in South Africa’s education system, saying traditional tools such as chalkboards, chalk and dusters should be consigned to museums as the ...

As South Africa celebrates a record-breaking matric pass rate of 88%, ActionSA says the headline pass rates do not reflect the true performance of the country’s Basic education system. The official ...

With many of the Class of 2025 celebrating their hard work after passing their matric exams, the Gauteng Department of Health is urging those who did not perform well to make use of free mental health ...

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Information Regulator of South Africa are back at each other’s throats again as matric learners across the country head into their final and most ...

Mmusi Maimane, Build One South Africa’s leader, set the tone early in a parliamentary debate on his party’s draft resolution to replace the current 30% matric pass mark with a 50% minimum standard, ...