OUTCOMES OF THE 2017 NSC EXAMINATION SOUTH AFRICAN PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION OUTCOMES OF THE 2017 NSC EXAMINATION 23 FEBRUARY 2018

PURPOSE To present to SAPA : (a) the outcomes of the 2017 NSC Examinations

PRESENTATION OUTLINE Introduction Enrolment Overall National Results School Performance Subject Performance District Performance Performance in terms of gender Performance of progressed candidates Special Needs Education Performance of Part-Time candidates 2

PRESENTATION OUTLINE 11. Performance of repeat candidates 12. Distinctions 13. Summary 14. Inclusive Basket of indicators 15 Diagnostic Analysis 16. Reflection on Standardisation Outcomes 17. Conclusion 2

NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE OUTCOMES

1. Introduction 2

The Centrality of the nsc examinations The National Curriculum Statement (NCS) embodies the key goals and objectives of the South African schooling system. Every learner is exposed to twelve years of teaching and learning which targets the achievement of the goals and objectives of the NCS. School Based Assessment (SBA) and the standardised examinations evaluate the achievement of the curriculum objectives. The NSC examinations written after 12 years of teaching and learning serves as the most reliable measure of the success of the education enterprise. 10

Background and Context The 2017 NSC examination is the fourth examination based on the CAPS curriculum. There has been a high degree of stability in the system and the National Strategy for Learner Attainment (NSLA) has also taken firm root. DBE has improved its data collection, data analysis and data feedback processes. Provinces, districts and schools have heightened their efforts in implementing differentiated Learner Support programmes. The effect and impact of major learner support programmes are measured and monitored. Selected group of progressed learners based on the introduction of pre- conditions to progression. New set-works in Languages has impacted on performance 12

The 2017 NSC Examinations 44 911 140 6 826 65 000 7,4 million FULL TIME 629 155 PART TIME 173 276 QUESTION PAPERS 132 PRINTED 7,8 million SCRIPTS 7,4 million EXAMINATION CENTRES 6 826 INVIGILATORS 65 000 MARKERS 44 911 MARKING CENTRES 140 13

2. Enrolment 11

NSC FULL TIME ENROLMENTS: 2013 - 2017

FULL-TIME ENROLMENTS: 2014 TO 2017 Provinces Entered 2014 Entered 2015 Entered 2016 Entered 2017 Difference 2016 - 2017 Eastern Cape 69 306 89 740 92 755 82 257 -10 498 Free State 26 756 35 209 28 901 27 723 -1 178 Gauteng 101 212 112 064 112 164 108 522 -3 642 KwaZulu-Natal 147 355 169 769 169 023 153 125 -15 898 Limpopo 73 543 102 618 110 639 100 041 -10 598 Mpumalanga 45 900 55 945 60 794 59 500 -1 294 North West 26 382 33 845 35 403 35 733 330 Northern Cape 8 950 12 173 11 821 10 519 -1 302 Western Cape 48 835 56 562 53 152 51 735 -1 417 NATIONAL 548 239 667 925 674 652 629 155 -45 497 17

Absent/MEO candidates 2017 NSC FULL TIME COHORT Provinces Entered Wrote (seven or more) Absent/MEO candidates Eastern Cape 82 257 67 648 14 609 Free State 27 723 25 130 2 593 Gauteng 108 522 97 284 11 238 KwaZulu-Natal 153 125 124 317 28 808 Limpopo 100 041 83 228 16 813 Mpumalanga 59 500 48 483 11 017 North West 35 733 30 792 4 941 Northern Cape 10 519 8 735 1 784 Western Cape 51 735 48 867 2 868 NATIONAL 629 155 534 484 94 671 18

LEARNERS ABSENT/MULTIPLE EXAM OPPORTUNITY (MEO) Province Absent/MEO % Absent/MEO MEO % MEO Absent % Absent Eastern Cape 14 609 17.7% 6 767 8.2% 7 842 9.60% Free State 2 593 9.4% 891 3.2% 1 702 6.1% Gauteng 11 238 10.4% 8 058 7.4% 3 180 2.9% KwaZulu-Natal 28 808 18.8% 21 521 14.1% 7 287 4.8% Limpopo 16 813 16.8% 15 866 15.9% 947 0.9% Mpumalanga 11 017 18.5% 9 001 15.1% 2 016 3.4% North West 4 941 13.8% 4 680 13.1% 261 0.7% Northern Cape 1 784 17.0% 1 539 14.6% 245 2.3% Western Cape 2 868 5.5% 1 252 2.4% 1 616 3.1% Total 94 671 15.0% 69 575 11.00% 25 096 4.0%

CANDIDATES WHO WROTE 7 OR MORE IN 2016 & 2017 NSC EXAMINATIONS Province 2016 Total Wrote 2017 Total Wrote Eastern Cape 82 902 67 648 Free State 26 786 25 130 Gauteng 103 829 97 284 Kwazulu-Natal 147 648 124 317 Limpopo 101 807 83 228 Mpumalanga 54 251 48 483 North West 32 045 30 792 Northern Cape 10 041 8 735 Western Cape 50 869 48 867 National 610 178 534 484 20

NSC Part-Time Enrolment (2011 – 2017) 21

Enrolment in terms of Gender Provinces Male Female Male % Female % Eastern Cape 36 603 45 654 44.5 55.5 Free State 12 647 15 076 45.6 54.4 Gauteng 49 057 59 465 45.2 54.8 KwaZulu-Natal 68 187 84 938 Limpopo 45 142 54 899 45.1 54.9 Mpumalanga 26 737 32 763 44.9 55.1 North West 16 427 19 306 46.0 54.0 Northern Cape 4 696 5 823 44.6 55.4 Western Cape 22 563 29 172 43.6 56.4 National 282 059 347 096 44.8 55.2 22

NSC Subject Enrolment (2011 – 2017) Subjects Entered 2011 Entered 2012 Entered 2013 Entered 2014 Entered 2015 Entered 2016 Entered 2017 Diff Accounting 140 849 137 587 147 950 128 779 143 962 137 808 116 149 -21 659 Agricultural Sciences 79 680 79 963 85 234 80 194 106 183 113 119 108 756 -4 363 Business Studies 191 850 199 506 222 928 212 147 254 188 248 730 225 100 -23 630 Economics 136 652 137 645 153 340 140 860 169 937 165 782 144 793 -20 989 English FAL 424 346 430 897 464 377 443 145 554 565 564 814 521 306 -43 508 Geography 203 805 218 048 244 121 241 321 310 300 321 829 306 474 -15 355 History 88 290 96 550 111 459 118 575 158 451 165 294 159 108 -6 186 Life Sciences 270 540 283 811 307 062 290 580 355 614 368 191 352 594 -15 597 Mathematical Literacy 281 613 297 514 330 329 318 994 398 632 389 163 353 019 -36 144 Mathematics 229 371 230 022 245 344 229 888 269 253 285 406 276 084 -9 322 Physical Sciences 184 052 182 126 187 109 171 549 197 047 204 695 197 960 -6 735 23

NSC 2016/17 Progressed Learners   2016 2017 Province No Progressed Total Entered % Progressed Difference Eastern Cape 14 289 92 755 15.4% 10 937 82 257 13.3% -3 352 Free State 6 990 28 901 24.2% 5 288 27 723 19.1% -1 702 Gauteng 11 596 112 164 10.3% 13 574 108 522 12.5% 1 978 KwaZulu-Natal 26 046 169 023 27 653 153 125 18.1% 1 607 Limpopo 22 256 110 639 20.1% 23 254 100 041 23.2% 998 Mpumalanga 14 068 60 794 23.1% 13 698 59 500 23.0% -370 North West 7 588 35 403 21.4% 7 432 35 733 20.8% -156 Northern Cape 2 506 11 821 21.2% 2 314 10 519 22.0% -192 Western Cape 3 403 53 152 6.4% 3 280 51 735 6.3% -123 National 108 742 674 652 16.1% 107 430 629 155 17.1% -1 312 24

3. Overall National Results 29

NSC PERFORMANCE: 2011 TO 2017 28

Performance of the Class of 2017 (All) Province   2016 2017 % Difference Total Wrote Total Achieved % Achieved Ranking EASTERN CAPE 82 902 49 168 59.3% 9 67 648 43 981 65.0% 5.7% FREE STATE 26 786 23 629 88.2% 1 25 130 21 631 86.0% -2.1% GAUTENG 103 829 88 381 85.1% 3 97 284 82 826 2 0.0% KWAZULU-NATAL 147 648 98 032 66.4% 7 124 317 90 589 72.8% 6.4% LIMPOPO 101 807 63 595 62.5% 8 83 228 54 625 65.6% 3.1% MPUMALANGA 54 251 41 801 77.1% 6 48 483 36 273 74.8% -2.2% NORTH WEST 32 045 26 448 82.5% 4 30 792 24 462 79.4% -3.0% NORTHERN CAPE 10 041 7 902 78.7% 5 8 735 6 608 75.6% WESTERN CAPE 50 869 43 716 85.9% 48 867 40 440 82.7% -3.1% NATIONAL 610 178 442 672 72.5% 534 484 401 435 75.1% 2.6%

Performance of the Class of 2017 (Progressed Learners Excluded) Province   2016 2017 % Difference Total Wrote Total Achieved % Achieved EASTERN CAPE 73 739 46 655 63.3% 64 795 42 608 65.8% 2.5 FREE STATE 21 504 20 032 93.2% 21 628 19 418 89.8% -3.4 GAUTENG 96 425 83 862 87.0% 92 383 79 459 86.0% -1.0 KWAZULU-NATAL 134 665 93 537 69.5% 118 961 87 563 73.6% 4.1 LIMPOPO 85 858 58 586 68.2% 75 547 50 955 67.4% -0.8 MPUMALANGA 45 647 37 105 81.3% 44 168 33 840 76.6% -4.7 NORTH WEST 27 392 23 603 86.2% 27 942 22 946 82.1% -4.1 NORTHERN CAPE 8 811 7 243 82.2% 8 044 6 243 77.6% -4.6 WESTERN CAPE 48 627 42 665 87.7% 47 005 39 652 84.4% -3.3 NATIONAL 542 668 413 288 76.2% 500 473 382 684 76.5% 0.3

Performance of Progressed Candidates Only Provinces Progressed Candidates Entered Wrote (all 7 subjects) Achieved % Achieved Eastern Cape 10 937 2 853 1 373 48.1 Free State 5 288 3 502 2 213 63.2 Gauteng 13 574 4 901 3 367 68.7 KwaZulu-Natal 27 653 5 356 3 026 56.5 Limpopo 23 254 7 681 3 670 47.8 Mpumalanga 13 698 4 315 2 433 56.4 North West 7 432 2 850 1 516 53.2 Northern Cape 2 314 691 365 52.8 Western Cape 3 280 1 862 788 42.3 National 107 430 34 011 18 751 55.1

NSC PASSES BY TYPE OF QUALIFICATION, 2017 (ALL) Province Total Wrote Bachelor Diploma Higher Certificate NSC Total Achieved % Achieved Achieved Eastern Cape 67 648 15 380 22.7 17 908 26.5 10 672 15.8 18 0.0 43 978 65.0 Free State 25 130 8 822 35.1 9 076 36.1 3 713 14.8 2 21 613 86.0 Gauteng 97 284 35 012 36.0 34 444 35.4 13 296 13.7 1 82 753 85.1 KZN 124 317 35 687 28.7 36 453 29.3 18 400 47 90 587 72.9 Limpopo 83 228 17 790 21.4 20 011 24.0 16 809 20.2 11 54 621 65.6 Mpumalanga 48 483 11 335 23.4 15 628 32.2 9 291 19.2 19 36 273 74.8 North West 30 792 8 278 26.9 9 968 32.4 6 216 24 462 79.4 N Cape 8 735 2 205 25.2 2 815 1 587 18.2 6 607 75.6 W Cape 48 867 19 101 39.1 15 030 30.8 6 281 12.9 40 413 82.7 NATIONAL 534 484 153 610 161 333 30.2 86 265 16.1 99 401 307 75.1

BACHELOR PASS TREND (PERCENTAGE): 2010 - 2017

BACHELOR PASS TREND (NUMBERS): 2009 - 2017

BACHELOR PASS (NUMBERS) PER PROVINCE 2017

PERCENTAGE OF BACHELOR PASSES PER PROVINCE 2016 - 2017 34

TYPE OF PASSES PER QUINTILE   2016 2017 Quintile Q1-3 Q4-5 No of Bachelors 78 886 (52%) 73 810 (48%) 76 300 (53%) 67 867 (47%) 35

4. School Performance 36

SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE WITHIN DIFFERENT PERCENTAGE CATEGORIES, 2016 - 2017 School Intervals  2016 2017 Total Number of school % of schools 0 - 19.9% 196 2.9 109 1.6 20 - 39.9% 671 9.8 488 7.2 40 to 59.9% 1 221 17.9 1 166 17.1 60 to 79.9% 1 873 27.5 2 083 30.6 80 to 100% 2 853 41.9 2 959 43.5 Exactly 0% 18 0.3 9 0.1 Exactly 100% 548 8.0 497 7.3 37

SCHOOL PERFORMANCE BY QUINTILE - 2016 Quintiles Exactly 0% 0 - 19.9% 20 - 39.9% 40 - 59.9% 60 - 79.9% 80 - 100% Exactly 100% Quintile 1 6 68 183 367 530 520 48 Quintile 2 5 51 119 291 545 570 47 Quintile 3 1 18 108 212 413 384 31 Quintile 4 14 171 277 55 Quintile 5 10 22 105 438 173 Total 12 142 434 960 1 764 2 189 354 39

SCHOOL PERFORMANCE BY QUINTILE - 2017 Quintiles Exactly 0% 0 - 19.9% 20 - 39.9% 40 - 59.9% 60 - 79.9% 80 - 100% Exactly 100% Quintile 1 3 53 207 412 568 570 63 Quintile 2 34 144 356 602 579 57 Quintile 3 16 109 286 517 476 33 Quintile 4 1 5 55 327 32 Quintile 5 2 18 107 595 129 Total 7 104 467 1 127 2 001 2 547 314

SCHOOLS THAT ACHIEVED A 100% PASS RATE (5 YEAR PERIOD Province Name No of Schools EASTERN CAPE 8 FREE STATE 13 GAUTENG 35 KWAZULU-NATAL 17 LIMPOPO 2 MPUMALANGA NORTH WEST 4 NORTHERN CAPE WESTERN CAPE 32 NATIONAL 115 41

5. Subject Performance 42

CANDIDATES’ PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SUBJECTS, 2012 – 2017 (AT 30% LEVEL) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Accounting 65.6 65.7 68 59.6 69.5 66.1 Agricultural Sciences 73.7 80.7 82.6 76.9 75.4 70.4 Business Studies 77.4 81.9 77.9 75.7 68.0 Economics 72.8 73.9 68.9 68.2 65.3 71.0 Geography 75.8 80 81.3 77 76.5 History 86 87.1 86.3 84 86.0 Life Orientation 99.7 99.8 99.6 Life Sciences 73.8 70.5 74.4 Mathematical Literacy 87.4 84.1 71.4 71.3 Mathematics 54 59.1 53.5 49.1 51.1 51.9 Physical Sciences 61.3 67.4 61.5 58.6 62 65.1 43

CANDIDATES’ PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SUBJECTS, 2012 – 2017 (AT 40% LEVEL)   2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Accounting 42.7 41.5 44.3 59.6 44.9 42.6 Agricultural Sciences 41.0 49.9 52.9 45.0 44.5 39.9 Business Studies 58.2 53.8 51.4 49.5 Economics 45.8 45.2 38.8 39.1 36.4 Geography 46.7 53.4 54.0 50.4 48.1 50.1 History 65.0 67.1 66.5 63.2 64.3 67.5 English FAL 82.9 88.7 82.8 81.5 82.5 83.1 Life Sciences 43.4 47.8 48.9 46.0 52.1 Mathematical Literacy 61.4 62.4 59.5 46.4 Mathematics 35.7 40.5 35.1 31.9 33.5 Physical Sciences 36.9 36.1 39.5 42.2 44

CANDIDATES’ PERFORMANCE IN HOME LANGUAGES @ 40% LEVEL 2014 2015 2016 2017 Afrikaans Home Language 96.9% 97.3% 96.6% 94.5% English Home Language 95.1% 93.8% 94.1% 93.1% IsiNdebele Home Language 99.9% 99.8% 99.6% IsiXhosa Home Language IsiZulu Home Language 99.4% 98.8% 98.9% Sepedi Home Language 99.3% 98.6% Sesotho Home Language 99.5% Setswana Home Language 99.7% SiSwati Home Language 99.2% Tshivenda Home Language 100.0% Xitsonga Home Language 99.0% 45

MATHEMATICS ACHIEVED AT 30% & 40% LEVEL, 2012 - 2017 48

PHYSICAL SCIENCES ACHIEVED AT 30% & 40% LEVEL, 2012 - 2017 49

SUBJECT PERFORMANCE AT 50% AND ABOVE PER PROVINCE (MATHEMATICS) Provinces Total Entered Total Wrote Achieved 50 - 100% % Achieved 50 - 100% Eastern Cape 41 539 35 994 5 548 15.4 Free State 10 817 10 134 3 177 31.3 Gauteng 39 360 36 937 12 325 33.4 KwaZulu-Natal 80 445 68 463 11 447 16.7 Limpopo 45 515 40 723 7 629 18.7 Mpumalanga 28 404 24 327 4 583 18.8 North West 11 304 10 232 2 468 24.1 Northern Cape 3 021 2 796 692 24.7 Western Cape 15 679 15 497 6 490 41.9 National 276 084 245 103 54 359 22.2

SUBJECT PERFORMANCE AT 50% AND ABOVE PER PROVINCE (PHYSICAL SCIENCES) Provinces Total Entered Total Wrote Achieved 50 - 100% % Achieved 50 - 100% Eastern Cape 27 650 24 805 4 944 19.9 Free State 8 507 8 031 2 767 34.5 Gauteng 31 270 29 178 9 973 34.2 KwaZulu-Natal 48 232 43 005 11 491 26.7 Limpopo 37 247 33 584 7 304 21.7 Mpumalanga 22 201 19 306 4 502 23.3 North West 9 297 8 451 2 048 24.2 Northern Cape 2 535 2 344 523 22.3 Western Cape 11 021 10 857 4 708 43.4 National 197 960 179 561 48 260 26.9

CANDIDATES PERFORMANCE IN HOME LANGUAGES (AT 40% & ABOVE) 2015 - 2017 46

6. District Performance 50

DISTRICT PERFORMANCE BY ACHIEVEMENT INTERVAL AND PROVINCE: 2016 Total number of Districts 2016 Below 50% 50% to 59.9% 60% to 69.9% 70% to 79.9% 80% and above EC 23 5 4 10 3 1 FS GP 15 2 13 KZN 12 6 LP MP NW NC WC 8 Total 81 19 17 32 45

DISTRICT PERFORMANCE BY ACHIEVEMENT INTERVAL AND PROVINCE: 2017 Total number of Districts 2017 Below 50% 50% to 59.9% 60% to 69.9% 70% to 79.9% 80% & above EC 12 2 8 FS 5 GP 15 1 14 KZN 4 6 LP MP NW NC WC 7 Total 70 21 31

TOP 10 DISTRICTS Province Name District Name Total Entered Total Wrote % Achieved Rank Free State Fezile Dabi 4 631 3 990 90.2 1 Thabo Mofutsanyana 7 494 6 541 90.0 2 Gauteng Tshwane South 10 757 9 669 89.8 3 Ekurhuleni North 9 807 8 712 89.0 4 Tshwane North 6 087 5 491 88.9 5 Gauteng West 6 877 6 577 88.6 6 Johannesburg West 5 171 4 596 7 Sedibeng East 2 938 2 543 87.8 8 Johannesburg East 7 345 6 838 9 Western Cape Overberg 1 807 1 769 87.7 10 32

7. Performance in terms of Gender 54

8. Performance Progressed Candidates 54

Achievement Types Per Province- Progressed Candidates Province Name Total Wrote Achieved Bachelor % Achieved Bachelor Achieved Diploma % Achieved Diploma Achieved H-Cert % Achieved H-Cert Achieved NSC % Achieved NSC Total Achieved % Achieved EASTERN CAPE 2 853 128 4.5 611 21.4 633 22.2 1 0.0 1 373 48.1 FREE STATE 3 502 256 7.3 1 053 30.1 899 25.7 2 0.1 2 213 63.2 GAUTENG 4 901 348 7.1 1 747 35.6 1 271 25.9 3 367 68.7 KWAZULU-NATAL 5 356 400 7.5 1 544 28.8 1 076 20.1 6 3 026 56.5 LIMPOPO 7 681 359 4.7 1 390 18.1 1 920 25.0 3 670 47.8 MPUMALANGA 4 315 253 5.9 1 129 26.2 1 051 24.4 2 433 56.4 NORTH WEST 2 850 124 4.4 621 21.8 771 27.1 1 516 53.2 NORTHERN CAPE 691 22 3.2 145 21.0 198 28.7 365 52.8 WESTERN CAPE 1 862 25 1.3 332 17.8 430 23.1 788 42.3 NATIONAL 34 011 1 915 5.6 8 572 25.2 8 249 24.3 10 18 751 55.1

PROGRESSED CANDIDATES DISTINCTIONS Subject Total Wrote Distinctions % Distinctions Accounting 9 472 6 0.1 Afrikaans First Additional Language 3 088 7 0.2 Afrikaans Second Additional Language 3 576 1 0.0 Business Studies 23 277 12 Computer Applications Technology 1 964 2 Dramatic Arts 738 Economics 16 671 5 Engineering Graphics and Design 2 936 English First Additional Language 92 312 20 French Second Additional Language 16.7 Geography 34 419 History 22 241 38 Information Technology 44 4.5 IsiNdebele Home Language 1 287 0.4 IsiXhosa Home Language 11 268 86 0.8 IsiZulu First Additional Language 965 199 20.6 IsiZulu Home Language 31 105 37 Life Orientation 104 485 1 216 1.2 Life Sciences 30 826 15 Mathematical Literacy 38 568 Mathematics 12 901 8 Mechanical Technology 853 Physical Sciences 10 804 Sepedi Home Language 17 061 25 Sesotho Home Language 6 968 24 0.3 Setswana Home Language 10 080 SiSwati Home Language 4 061 3 Tourism 19 029 Tshivenda Home Language 5 388 26 0.5 Visual Arts 247 Xitsonga Home Language 3 899 0.7 Total 1801

9. Special Needs Education 54

SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION LEARNERS BY PROVINCE Province Name Aphasic/Dyslectic Blind Deaf Other Total Eastern Cape 13 24 10 61 108 Free State  - -  81 91 Gauteng 12 22 5 210 249 KwaZulu-Natal 27 50 28 75 180 Limpopo 40 64 Mpumalanga 4 72 76 Northern Cape 1 16 21 North-West Western Cape 220 69 73 1 621 1 983 National 290 189 117 2 181 2 777 55

SNE LEARNERS BY QUALIFICATION TYPE Aphasic / Dyslectic Blind Deaf Other Total Bachelors 150 54 17 685 906 Diploma 90 42 41 616 789 Higher Certificate 20 22 16 249 307 Achieved – NSC -  1 2 Endorsed NSC 3 6 7 105 121 56

SNE Learner Performance by Qualification Type per Province… SNE Type Qualification Type Total Achieved Bachelors Achieved Diploma Achieved Higher Certificate Achieved NSC Achieved SNE NSC Eastern Cape Aphasic/Dyslectic 5 1 2   8 Blind 4 12 Deaf 3 Other 20 19 51 30 24 76 Free State 6 10 16 18 55 22 7 65 Gauteng 15 31 13 71 170 39 70 73 200 KwaZulu-Natal 14 9 26 17 48 54 42 113

SNE Learner Performance by Qualification Type per Province SNE Type Qualification Type Total Achieved Bachelors Achieved Diploma Achieved Higher Certificate Achieved NSC Achieved SNE NSC Limpopo Blind 5 9 3   4 21 Other 11 24 16 18 7 45 Mpumalanga Aphasic/Dyslectic 2 40 25 68 27 70 Northern Cape 1 15 North-West Western Cape 122 73 208 31 6 50 Deaf 12 55 537 463 206 1 222 701 578 235 20 1 535 National Grand Total 906 789 307 121 2 125

10. Performance of Part-Time Candidates 57

CANDIDATES ENROLLED/WROTE (PART TIME): 2014 - 2017   2014 2015 2016 2017 Province Name Total Entered Total Wrote Eastern Cape 21 503 11 909 19 312 12 618 20 847 13 819 22 754 14 335 Free State 3 101 2 023 3 470 2 118 3 775 2 430 4 653 3 150 Gauteng 42 538 32 491 39 181 28 837 42 025 32 675 42 066 32 060 KwaZulu-Natal 26 666 18 181 31 176 21 247 37 915 25 862 44 198 27 677 Limpopo 19 673 14 373 16 137 11 951 21 124 15 421 27 853 20 251 Mpumalanga 8 008 5 142 5 569 3 871 7 189 4 996 9 462 6 363 North West 3 794 2 802 3 386 2 711 3 884 3 164 4 597 3 655 Northern Cape 2 583 1 335 1 838 1 157 3 976 2 264 3 678 1 912 Western Cape 11 842 6 628 11 312 6 553 12 633 7 162 14 015 7 820 National 139 708 94 884 131 381 91 063 153 368 107 793 173 276 117 223

PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SUBJECTS (PART TIME): 2016 - 2017 Wrote Achieved 30% & Above % Achieved Accounting 15 328 6 142 40.1 14 899 4 373 29.4 Agricultural Sciences 6 713 3 596 53.6 8 135 3 276 40.3 Business Studies 17 942 8 016 44.7 20 735 6 603 31.8 Economics 17 257 6 293 36.5 19 650 6 938 35.3 Geography 21 245 10 404 49.0 25 782 10 671 41.4 History 5 459 3 122 57.2 6 195 2 767 Life Orientation 1 879 1 860 99.0 1 029 1 014 98.5 Life Sciences 39 008 20 092 51.5 46 098 22 755 49.4 Mathematical Literacy 27 575 13 083 47.4 32 018 12 960 40.5 Mathematics 50 925 19 273 37.8 54 138 18 228 33.7 Physical Sciences 39 801 17 315 43.5 41 337 15 562 37.6 59

PART–TIME ACHIEVEMENT BY QUALIFICATION TYPE Province Name Total Wrote Achieved Bachelor % Achieved Bachelor Achieved Diploma % Achieved Diploma Achieved H-Cert % Achieved H-Cert Achieved NSC % Achieved NSC Achieved Endorsed % Achieved Endorsed Total Achieved % Achieved EASTERN CAPE 14 335 1 0.0 3 FREE STATE 3 150 GAUTENG 32 060 24 0.1 45 23 92 0.3 KWAZULU-NATAL 27 677 105 0.4 138 0.5 91 334 1.2 LIMPOPO 20 251 MPUMALANGA 6 363 NORTH WEST 3 655 NORTHERN CAPE 1 912 11 0.6 19 1.0 2 32 1.7 WESTERN CAPE 7 820 NATIONAL 117 223 142 205 0.2 117 464

11. Performance of Repeater Candidates 57

12. Distinctions 60

NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF DISTINCTIONS IN THE 12 KEY SUBJECTS: 2016 AND 2017   2016 2017 Subject Wrote Achieved with distinction (80% - 100%) % with Distinction Achieved with distinction (80% -100%) Accounting 128 853 6 576 5.1 103 427 5 040 4.9 Afrikaans First Add Language 83 883 6 167 7.4 82 017 6 406 7.8 Agricultural Sciences 106 386 326 0.3 98 522 272 Business Studies 234 894 4 999 2.1 204 849 2 343 1.1 Economics 155 907 1 586 1.0 128 796 1 683 1.3 English First Add Language 547 292 6 664 1.2 503 151 8 829 1.8 Geography 302 600 4 183 1.4 276 771 3 608 History 157 594 5 973 3.8 147 668 6 696 4.5 Life Sciences 347 662 9 203 2.6 318 474 10 102 3.2 Mathematical Literacy 361 865 4 364 313 030 1 882 0.6 Mathematics 265 810 8 070 3.0 245 103 6 726 2.7 Physical Sciences 192 618 7 043 3.7 179 561 7 861 4.4

DISTINCTIONS PER PROVINCE Province Name Total Wrote Distinctions EASTERN CAPE 535 422 14 492 FREE STATE 189 706 7 937 GAUTENG 729 346 36 044 KWAZULU-NATAL 1 006 170 45 032 LIMPOPO 652 771 15 260 MPUMALANGA 403 584 8 941 NORTH WEST 239 125 6 872 NORTHERN CAPE 69 362 1 538 WESTERN CAPE 352 954 24 965 NATIONAL 4 178 440 161 081

13. Summary 66

SUMMARY The results from the 2017 NSC examination confirms that the “The System is on a Rise” This is confirmed by the overall improvement in access, redress, equity, efficiency and quality Access A total of 803 431 candidates enrolled to write this examination Increase in part-time enrollment from 2011, an increase of 58 805 to 173 276. 401 435 candidates attained a NSC, an increase of 2.6% from 2016 Increase in the percentage of learners achieving admission to Bachelor studies from 26.6% to 28.7%. 67

SUMMARY Redress 243 260 candidates from “no-fee” schools obtained an NSC compared to 138 525 from “Fee paying” schools. 1 626 of the “no-fee” schools achieved above 80% pass rate. 126 of the “no fee” schools attained a 100% pass rate. 76 300 of the admission to Bachelor studies come from “no-fee” schools, compared to 67 867 from “fee-paying” schools. 67

SUMMARY Equity 296 201 girls, compared to 238 283 boys wrote the NSC examination (57 918 more girls than boys) 217 387 girls, compared 184 048 boys, passed the 2017 NSC examinations 84 516 girls attained admission to Bachelor Studies compared to 69 094 boys. 62.6% of the distinctions were attained by girl, including distinctions in critical subjects such as Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics, and Physical Science. 67

SUMMARY Quality Improvement in the performance of key subjects at the 30% level – Mathematics, Physical Science, Life Sciences, Mathematical Literacy, Economics. Improvement in Physical Science from 39.5% to 42.2% and an improvement in Mathematics from 33.5% to 35.1%, at the 40% level. 153 610 learners achieved admission to Bachelor studies, which is equivalent to 28.7% 314 943 candidates (59%), who achieved admission to Bachelor and Diploma studies, are eligible to register for studies at higher education institutions. All of the 70 districts performing above 50%. 31 of the 70 districts performing above 80% 67

SUMMARY Efficiency 18 751 (55.1%) of the progressed learners that wrote all seven subjects obtained the NSC. Progressed learners attained 1 801 of the distinctions, even in gateway subjects. 76.5% of the learners with special education needs, who wrote the 2017 NSC examinations, passed. 1 956 distinctions were achieved by the learners with special education needs. 906 learners with special needs attained admission to Bachelor Studies, 789 achieved admission to Diploma Studies and 307 achieved admission to Higher Certificate Studies. 67

14. Inclusive Basket of Indicators

Inclusive Basket Inclusive Basket of Criteria provides a more comprehensive account of the performance at provincial, district and school levels, since this score is a multi-indicator approach. This approach re-directs the focus from the overall pass percentage to six other important criteria. This will ensure that schools and districts now focus on improving their performance in Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Bachelor passes, distinctions, Mathematics participation rate and the Secondary Throughput rate.

Inclusive Basket of Criteria Overall pass percentage Mathematics pass percentage Physical Sciences pass percentage Bachelor attainment percentage Distinction percentage Mathematics Participation rate Secondary Throughput rate

Indicators & Weighting Factor Max Score 1. Overall Pass Percentage 35% 0.35 35 2. Percentage Passed Maths 10% 0.1 10 3. Percentage Passed Physical Sciences 4. Percentage Attained Bachelor Passes 15% 0.15 15 5. Percentage attained Distinctions 6. Mathematics Participation rate 7. Secondary Throughput rate Total 100% 1 100

Provincial/National Performance

Provincial Performance Province Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) %Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank EASTERN CAPE 46.24% 22.76% 4.23% 5.73% 3.41% 0.27% 5.32% 4.52% 9 FREE STATE 58.76% 30.13% 7.06% 7.70% 5.27% 0.42% 4.03% 4.16% 1 2 GAUTENG 58.61% 29.80% 6.76% 6.99% 5.40% 0.49% 3.81% 5.35% 3 KWAZULU-NATAL 51.45% 25.50% 6.50% 4.31% 0.45% 5.51% 5.02% 7 5 LIMPOPO 47.09% 22.97% 5.00% 6.30% 3.21% 0.23% 4.90% 4.47% 8 MPUMALANGA 51.01% 26.19% 4.78% 6.16% 3.51% 0.22% 5.14% 6 NORTH WEST 52.69% 27.80% 6.12% 6.43% 0.29% 3.32% 4.69% 4 NORTHERN CAPE 49.60% 26.48% 5.67% 3.79% 3.20% 4.51% WESTERN CAPE 59.98% 28.96% 7.38% 7.35% 5.86% 0.71% 3.18% 6.54% NATIONAL 50.00% 26.29% 5.19% 6.49% 0.39% 2.38% 4.95%  

District Performance

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Eastern Cape District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank ALFRED NZO EAST 43.29% 21.85% 4.81% 6.16% 3.27% 0.16% 2.87% 4.16% 64 58 ALFRED NZO WEST 41.50% 23.57% 3.32% 5.33% 3.06% 0.23% 1.86% 4.12% 57 65 AMATHOLE EAST 38.69% 19.86% 3.15% 5.12% 2.60% 2.12% 5.67% 69 AMATHOLE WEST 35.97% 18.78% 3.41% 4.20% 1.93% 0.11% 1.09% 6.45% 70 BUFFALO CITY 46.68% 23.18% 5.21% 6.06% 4.10% 0.39% 2.28% 5.46% 60 49 CHRIS HANI EAST 43.06% 21.75% 4.28% 3.16% 3.12% 4.84% 59 CHRIS HANI WEST 45.61% 23.76% 4.87% 6.33% 3.79% 0.28% 1.84% 4.74% 55 JOE GQABI 41.91% 23.46% 4.21% 5.13% 3.07% 0.17% 2.11% 3.76% NELSON MANDELA METRO 49.22% 25.41% 5.62% 6.40% 4.30% 0.45% 2.02% 5.02% 48 43 OR TAMBO COASTAL 40.17% 21.59% 3.86% 5.61% 2.96% 0.21% 2.42% 3.52% 66 67 OR TAMBO INLAND 46.00% 24.23% 4.29% 6.19% 3.99% 0.34% 3.13% 3.83% 54 51 SARAH BAARTMAN 47.02% 25.14% 5.79% 6.23% 3.94% 1.50% 4.06% 50 47

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Free State District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank Fezile Dabi 58.94% 31.56% 7.42% 7.67% 5.10% 0.33% 2.83% 4.02% 1 12 Lejweleputswa 55.65% 29.59% 6.67% 7.85% 4.79% 0.36% 2.82% 3.56% 13 19 Motheo 56.48% 28.86% 6.95% 7.17% 5.15% 0.44% 2.69% 5.23% 23 18 Thabo Mofutsanyana 60.69% 31.51% 7.44% 8.22% 6.02% 0.51% 3.22% 3.78% 2 8 Xhariep 52.40% 28.96% 5.62% 7.62% 4.30% 0.28% 1.94% 3.68% 21 31

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Gauteng District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank EKURHULENI NORTH 60.97% 31.17% 7.34% 7.47% 5.90% 0.46% 3.17% 5.47% 4 6 EKURHULENI SOUTH 53.86% 28.25% 6.16% 6.88% 4.41% 0.32% 2.12% 5.73% 29 23 GAUTENG EAST 53.01% 29.01% 6.28% 6.60% 4.21% 0.27% 1.97% 4.68% 20 27 GAUTENG NORTH 49.28% 26.38% 5.88% 5.10% 3.88% 0.25% 2.24% 5.55% 42 GAUTENG WEST 58.83% 31.02% 7.33% 6.72% 5.84% 0.54% 2.39% 4.98% 13 JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL 52.96% 28.01% 5.92% 6.37% 4.58% 0.45% 2.04% 5.59% 31 28 JOHANNESBURG EAST 60.74% 30.73% 7.17% 6.43% 0.56% 3.00% 5.69% 9 7 JOHANNESBURG NORTH 59.44% 29.40% 6.93% 7.46% 6.09% 0.68% 2.86% 6.02% 16 11 JOHANNESBURG SOUTH 55.48% 29.51% 5.98% 6.94% 5.39% 0.51% 2.21% 4.93% 14 JOHANNESBURG WEST 57.91% 31.01% 7.29% 5.52% 0.41% 2.08% 5.00% SEDIBENG EAST 58.31% 30.75% 7.54% 6.96% 5.08% 0.48% 2.66% 4.83% 8 15 SEDIBENG WEST DISTRICT 50.32% 28.67% 5.09% 5.44% 4.08% 0.30% 1.81% 4.92% 25 38 TSHWANE NORTH 60.51% 31.12% 7.43% 7.56% 6.17% 2.89% 4.82% 5 TSHWANE SOUTH 66.21% 31.43% 8.02% 8.03% 7.40% 1.04% 3.96% 6.33% 3 1 TSHWANE WEST 54.22% 29.17% 6.62% 4.35% 2.36% 5.25% 17 22

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Kwa Zulu Natal District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank AMAJUBA 53.84% 28.18% 5.51% 7.04% 4.91% 0.45% 2.97% 4.77% 30 24 HARRY GWALA 42.82% 23.39% 3.57% 6.11% 3.35% 0.31% 1.70% 4.40% 59 60 ILEMBE 40.82% 22.72% 2.71% 5.49% 3.20% 0.36% 1.69% 4.65% 62 66 KING CETSHWAYO 46.85% 25.07% 3.48% 6.19% 3.78% 0.28% 2.26% 5.78% 51 48 PINETOWN 51.23% 26.43% 4.97% 7.28% 4.73% 0.60% 2.17% 5.06% 40 34 UGU 48.40% 25.58% 4.22% 7.13% 4.37% 0.38% 1.97% 4.74% 46 44 UMGUNGUNDLOVU 54.75% 28.53% 5.19% 7.47% 5.76% 0.65% 2.57% 4.58% 28 21 UMKHANYAKUDE 49.88% 26.95% 4.71% 6.90% 3.74% 0.22% 2.06% 5.31% 35 39 UMLAZI 52.54% 26.42% 6.71% 5.20% 0.82% 2.53% 6.13% 41 UMZINYATHI 42.71% 22.75% 3.36% 6.05% 3.62% 0.26% 2.48% 4.19% 61 UTHUKELA 48.19% 25.50% 4.20% 6.78% 4.24% 0.34% 2.61% 4.52% 47 45 ZULULAND 22.69% 3.53% 5.52% 3.65% 2.33% 4.79% 63

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Limpopo District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank CAPRICORN 42.05% 20.91% 4.46% 5.54% 2.86% 0.20% 2.35% 5.74% 67 63 GREATER SEKHUKHUNE 39.41% 20.06% 4.43% 5.97% 2.43% 0.12% 2.40% 4.00% 68 MOPANI 45.86% 23.70% 5.60% 6.44% 3.35% 0.24% 2.07% 4.45% 56 53 VHEMBE 51.60% 26.82% 5.72% 7.49% 4.11% 0.38% 2.91% 4.16% 37 33 WATERBERG 45.14% 24.31% 5.24% 6.02% 3.33% 0.18% 2.54% 3.53%

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Mpumalanga District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank BOHLABELA DISTRICT 45.72% 25.34% 3.54% 5.54% 2.82% 0.19% 1.85% 6.44% 49 54 EHLANZENI DISTRICT 49.58% 26.89% 4.65% 6.26% 3.98% 0.20% 2.37% 5.24% 36 40 GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT 50.63% 26.77% 5.53% 6.61% 4.00% 0.23% 4.67% 38 35 NKANGALA DISTRICT 48.10% 25.71% 6.24% 3.20% 0.27% 2.57% 4.57% 44 46

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) North West District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank BOJANALA PLATINUM DISTRICT 53.81% 28.58% 6.37% 6.48% 4.25% 0.31% 2.16% 5.65% 27 25 DR. K. KAUNDA DISTRICT 50.54% 27.03% 5.88% 6.07% 4.22% 0.40% 2.05% 4.89% 34 37 DR. R.S. MOMPATI DISTRICT 46.24% 25.67% 6.09% 6.43% 2.81% 0.11% 1.59% 3.55% 45 50 NGAKA M. MOLEMA DISTRICT 52.60% 28.88% 5.93% 6.65% 4.45% 0.29% 2.15% 4.26% 22 29

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Northern Cape District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank Frances Baard 49.42% 26.44% 5.82% 5.88% 4.16% 0.31% 2.12% 4.69% 39 41 John Taolo Gaetsewe 44.90% 24.98% 4.91% 5.08% 3.41% 0.13% 2.18% 4.21% 52 57 Namaqua 52.10% 29.03% 6.34% 6.11% 3.93% 0.25% 1.13% 5.31% 18 32 Pixley Ka Seme 45.88% 25.95% 5.53% 6.24% 3.15% 0.10% 3.77% 43 Z F MGCAWU 50.60% 27.31% 6.88% 5.89% 3.81% 0.23% 1.70% 4.78% 36

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Western Cape District Name Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) %Achieved Rank Basket Score Rank CAPE WINELANDS 61.65% 28.83% 8.15% 8.71% 6.01% 0.96% 2.42% 6.58% 24 4 EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO 57.26% 28.61% 7.61% 7.72% 5.10% 0.57% 1.78% 5.87% 26 17 METRO CENTRAL 63.04% 29.43% 7.43% 7.87% 7.06% 1.01% 3.00% 7.25% 15 2 METRO EAST 53.43% 27.20% 6.70% 6.31% 4.60% 0.44% 2.06% 6.11% 33 METRO NORTH 61.10% 30.03% 7.59% 6.93% 6.47% 0.77% 2.61% 12 5 METRO SOUTH 58.36% 29.01% 6.91% 7.00% 6.00% 0.56% 2.33% 6.56% 19 14 OVERBERG 59.98% 30.71% 7.75% 8.09% 4.93% 0.59% 1.58% 6.33% 10 WEST COAST 62.26% 30.06% 8.63% 0.60% 1.93% 7.08% 11 3

Sample School Performance

% Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) Sample School Data - 2017 Province Name District Name Centre Name Quintile Basket Score Overall Pass %(35%) % Maths Passed(10%) % Physics Passed(10%) % Bachelor Passed(15%) % Distinctions(10%) % Maths Participation(10%) Secondary Throughput Rate(10%) WESTERN CAPE CAPE WINELANDS HUGENOTE HS. 5 81.66% 34.38% 9.64% 9.58% 11.54% 1.54% 4.97% 10.00% KWAZULU-NATAL UGU WESBURY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 9 81.61% 31.44% 9.66% 12.46% 1.11% 6.94% EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO SHALOM AKADEMIE 1 35.00% 7.50% 1.61% FREE STATE Fezile Dabi SASOLBURG SS 81.56% 34.76% 9.78% 9.70% 10.24% 1.41% 6.14% 9.54% METRO NORTH CBC ST JOHN'S PARKLANDS 81.55% 34.20% 9.12% 8.89% 10.91% 3.12% 7.73% 7.59% METRO CENTRAL JAN VAN RIEBEECK HS. 81.49% 34.17% 11.25% 2.38% 4.76% 8.94% PORT SHEPSTONE H 81.43% 34.27% 8.75% 9.26% 11.55% 1.56% 6.36% 9.68% GAUTENG JOHANNESBURG NORTH GREENSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 81.41% 8.88% 12.12% 1.22% 6.22% 8.31% EASTERN CAPE NELSON MANDELA METRO HOERSKOOL FRAMESBY 11.03% 1.36% 5.03% 9.31% UMLAZI QUEENSBURGH GIRLS H 34.60% 7.82% 9.65% 12.83% 1.80% 8.36% HOERSKOOL RANDBURG 81.39% 34.71% 9.38% 2.30% 5.17% 9.84%

15. Diagnostic Subject Analysis

National Diagnostic Analysis Purpose of the National Diagnostic Analysis: Provide feedback to learning and teaching. Provides teachers, subject advisors and education planners with the common areas of weakness Ensure that these areas are constructively addressed in the teaching programme planned for 2018 Assists in school based diagnostic assessment and intervention.

Subject Specific Analysis

Performance Distribution Curves in Life Sciences

Life Sciences P2: Average marks per question expressed as a percentage MCQ Terms AB Matching Mendel’s experiments Protein Synthesis Q2 Mutations and Speciation Genetics pedigree Q3 Human Evolution Artificial Selection and Genetic Modification Natural Selection Q4 Karyotype and Meiosis - Essay

Life Sciences P2: Average performance per sub-question

Mathematics P1: Average percentage performance per question Equations, Inequalities and Algebraic Manipulation Q2 Number Patterns & Sequences Q3 Q4 Functions and Graphs Q5 Q6 Finance Q7 Calculus Q8 Q9 Calculus – Application in optimisation Q10 Probability Q11 Counting Principles

Mathematics P1: Average percentage performance per sub question

16. Standardisation Outcomes

Standardisation of NSC Results: 2008-2017 Year Subjects Raw marks Accepted Adjusted downwards Adjusted upwards 2008 56 31 (55%) 25 2009 58 43 (74%) 5 10 2010 39 (67%) 9 2011 45 (80%) 8 3 2012 60 49 (82%) 6 2013 59 38 (64%) 16 2014 35 (60%) 7 2015 29 (49%) 30 2016 26 (45%) 4 28 2017 38 (66%) 17

General Comments Agricultural Science Significant improvement in raw marks. However, in a number of subjects the raw marks of 2017 were still lower that the adjusted marks of 2016. Subjects that need focussed attention in 2018: Agricultural Science Agricultural Management Practices Geography Accounting Sepedi Evidence Based Report (EBR) was well received by Umalusi. PEDs to be complimented for the provision of assessment data on a quarterly basis. Umalusi not favourably inclined to the distinction between progressed and non-progressed learners.

Areas of Improvement for 2018 (a) Need for more extensive cohort data which should atleast extend from Grade 10. Timeous submission of quarterly learner performance data by PEDs. Preparatory examination data still not used fully as a predictor of performance in the Final examination. PEDs to ensure that the impact of the interventions are determined. Enhanced focus on subject performance in the presentation of the EBR.

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Conclusion The DBE will utilise the outcomes of the NSC examination to identify specific areas of weakness at national, provincial, district and school level. The DBE has also developed a Diagnostic Report, which analyses learner performance in key subjects and makes suggestions for remedial action at the classroom level. All of this data will serve as the basis of the improvement plans that will be developed at national, provincial, district and school level. Together with all stakeholders, we will ensure that the upward momentum of the system is enhanced. 67

“IT IS IN OUR HANDS TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL WHO LIVE IN IT”

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