Motshekga to announce 2013 matric results

Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will on Monday release the 2013 NSC Matric Results at the SABC studios.

The results will be available at schools, in print and online media the following day on 7 January. A total of 576 90 full-time and 130 646 part-time candidates sat for the 2013 examinations in 6699 exam centres. The matric pass rate for 2012 was 73.9%, an improvement of 3.7% from 2011's pass rate of 70.2%.

Earlier this week, the Independent Examinations Board's (IEB) matric result pass rate for 2013 increased to 98.6% this year from last year's 98.2%. - SAnews.gov.za