IEB 2021 Matric Results Released
IEB schools are known for their very high Matric pass rates. While Covid-19 played a large role in the drop from 98.82% pass rate in 2019 to 98.06% pass rate in 2020, the Class of 2021 has raised the pass rate this year, bringing it up to 98.39% even though Covid-19 continues to complicate things, and ensuring that the IEB pass rate still has not dropped below 98% for many years.
Here are the IEB matric results from the year 2016 to 2021:
2016: 98.67% pass rate
2017: 98.76% pass rate
2018: 98.92% pass rate
2019: 98.82% pass rate
2020: 98.07% pass rate
2021: 98.39% pass rate
IEB schools continue to excel through Covid-19
With a total pass rate of 98.39% for the Class of 2021, the IEB has kept it’s track record above 98%, even though many changes and disruptions have been brought about by the pandemic.
89.2% achieved a Bachelor’s Degree pass, again slightly higher than the 88.42% in 2020 who achieved Bachelor’s Degree pass.
7.82% achieved diploma pass, slightly lower than the 8.14% in 2020.
1.37% achieved higher certificate pass, also just slightly lower than the 1.51% in 2020.
IEB National Pass Rates
The IEB National pass rates over the last 3 years, including 2021, have been as follows:
2019
2019 saw a slight dip in the IEB matric pass rate from 2018. Still, in the 98% range, the IEB matric pass rate was at 98.82% in 2019.
2020
2020 saw the arrival of the pandemic, and thus a slight drop of 0.76%, bringing the pass rate down to 98.06%.
2021
The Class of 2021 brought a 0.33% increase, raising it to a 98.39% pass rate, even in the face of the continuing pandemic.
IEB Matric Results 2010-2020
IEB schools are well known for their high matric pass rates. Over the last few years, the IEB pass rates have not been lower than 98%.
Here are the IEB matric results from the year 2010 to 2020:
2010: 98.38% pass rate
2011: 98.15% pass rate
2012: 98.20% pass rate
2013: 98.56% pass rate
2014: 98.38% pass rate
2015: 98.30% pass rate
2016: 98.67% pass rate
2017: 98.76% pass rate
2018: 98.92% pass rate
2019: 98.82% pass rate
2020: 98.07% pass rate
IEB Matric Results
From 2016-2019, these independent school results have remained high across all 9 provinces. Fluctuating between 98.67% and 98.92% between 2016 and 2019, it is unsure what the 2020 IEB matric results will bring.
Education specialist Jan Badenhorst predicts that the IEB matric pass rate will be 96% for the academic year of 2020.
IEB 2020 Matric Results Released
The 2020 IEB Matric Results have been released. The IEB averaged a total of 98.07% for their matric finals.
Although the pass rate for 2020 was lower than in 2019, the IEB matriculants were still able to stay within the same 98 percentile range. This is an incredible achievement for the IEB with all the school days that were missed due to COVID-19.
The pandemic and fewer school days have not seemed to make much of an impact on the IEB matric results of 2020.
Whilst this is the lowest that we have seen the IEB matric results for some time, the IEB pass rate has not dropped below 98% for over 10 years.
- 88.42% of IEB matrics from the year 2020 achieved Bachelor’s Degree passes: This is slightly lower than the 89.51% of BD passes in 2019.
- 8.14% of the 2020 IEB matrics achieved a diploma pass. In 2019, the number of diploma passes were lower at 7.91%.
- 1.51% of the IEB class of 2020 achieved higher certificate passes. 1.4% of the IEB matrics of 2019 received a higher certificate pass.
Jan Badenhorst, CEO of Matric College takes us through the IEB Matric Results released today, 19 February 2021:
IEB 2020 Matric Results Achievements
IEB National Pass Rates
The IEB national pass rates from 2016-2019 are as follows with a 2020 prediction:
2016
2016 was a great year for the IEB matric results. Up from 98.30% in 2015, the South African IEB schooling system saw an increase of 0.37% to 98.67%.
2017
The IEB matric pass rate saw an incline of 0.09% increase from their 2016 average to a 98.76% provincial average in 2017.
2018
Again, the IEB matric pass rate experienced a rise. 2018 saw the highest IEB matric results in the last 5 years. Up by 0.16%, the IEB matric pass rate in 2018 was 98.92%.
2019
2019 saw a slight dip in the IEB matric pass rate. Still, in the 98% range, the 2019 provincial IEB matric pass rate was at 98.82%.
2020
The 2020 matric results will only be released on the 23rd of February 2021. However, education specialist Jan Badenhorst has predicted that the IEB matric pass rate will be 96%. This is an average of all 9 provinces.
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Author: Chloe Bydawell
Editor: Chloe Bydawell
Date Published: February, 2, 2022