WCED matric re-writes increases overall pass rate
Imogen
Vollenhoven
27 May 2013
The Western Cape Education Department said
in February and March 2013, 6 469 candidates made the use of the
opportunity to re-write either one or two subjects in the National Senior
Certificate examinations.
The overall pass rate in the province now
stands at 82.8 percent.
WCED said the
2013 NSC examinations are set to begin on the 23rd
of October this year.
Ministerial Spokesperson Bronagh Casey said
that this has increased the overall pass rates in the 2012 NSC in the Western Cape
“We would like to congratulate each of the
candidates that passed these examinations and they can now take advantage of
further education and training opportunities that are on offer to them,” added
Casey.
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