Matric Results 2021 - Eastern Cape

With the results of the 2021 National Matric Results moving closer, announcement to take place on the 21st of January 2022, all of the information you might need can be found right here.

Eastern Cape Matric Results 2010 – 2021:

• • 2010: 58%
  • 2011: 58%                                             
  • 2012: 62%
  • 2013: 65%
  • 2014: 65%
  • 2015: 57%
  • 2016: 63%
  • 2017: 66%
  • 2018: 71%
  • 2019: 77%
  • 2020: 77%

2021: This will be determined on the 21st of January 2022

What You Need To Know

The Eastern Cape Department of Education has proudly announced that the minor issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic as well as certain actions by members of the public, both before and during the 2020 and 2021 school years did not negatively affect the 2021 National Matric Examinations. It reported that the entire province commenced and concluded the examinations successfully.

Here is all of the need to know information regarding the National Matric Examinations for 2021:

Important Dates For Your Matric Results

The Eastern Cape Department of Education has confirmed the following dates regarding the National Senior Certificate Examinations for the province:

• Start of Marking Process – 08 December 2021

• End of Marking Process – 22 December 2021

• Results Delivered for Capturing – 27 December 2021

• Release of Results – 21 January 2022

Where Will The Results Be Announced?

With the location as well as the expected time of announcement for the 2021 Provincial Matric Results not yet confirmed, the Eastern Cape Department of Education did state the MEC for Education in the province will be making the announcement on the 21st of January 2022.

How Will The Results Be Made Public?

On the 11th of January 2022 the Department of Basic Education released a statement announcing that it would no longer be allowing the publication of individual matric results on public media platforms. This was decided due to concerns about the publication of results possibly overstepping the regulations made in the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). 

This would have meant that no results would be made public to news outlets or published in local newspapers, as was done in previous years.

The decision made by the Department was swiftly challenged by a number of civil rights groups and educational boards in the Gauteng High Court. On the 18th of January 2022 the court ruled that the choice by the department was unfounded and that the publication of results would not break any regulation found in the POPI Act. 

It ordered the DBE to go ahead with the publication of results as planned, granting that only results by students who provide their consent to have their results published, be made available to news outlets and newspapers.

How To Get Your 2021 Matric Results

The following ways are available to students to get their results:

Physical Results Certificate

Students can get their result certificates directly from the school they attended on the 21st of January 2022. To do this they will need to provide the staff at their school with their proof of identification, for example their ID.

SMS Service

Students can make use of the National SMS service provided by the Department of Basic Education. The SMS service is charged at R1.50 per SMS. To do so they must complete the following steps:

• Step 1 – Send a text message to 35658
• Step 2 – This message must first contain your 13 digit ID number, followed by a space, and then your unique 13 digit exam number
• Step 3 – Once you have successfully completed your registration your results will be sent to your phone number when available

USSD System

Students can use the USSD service as made available by the Department of Basic Education. Standard USSD rates apply. To do so students must complete the following steps:

• Step 1 – On your mobile phone dial *120*35658#
• Step 2 – Answer a number of questions as asked by the USSD system
• Step 3 – Enter your 13 digit ID number
• Step 4 – Select either “Yes/No” to opt-in or opt-out to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act regulations
• Step 5 – Your results will be sent to you per subject as they are made available

Note: You will only receive your results per subject if you chose to ‘Opt-in’ for the USSD system when prompted. If you choose to ‘Opt-out’ your results will not be sent to you via the USSD system.

Online

Students can also register to view their results on the Department of Basic Education website. This process involves two-step verification and students will need to provide both their 13 digit ID number as well as their unique 13 digit exam number.

Newspapers

With the ruling by the Gauteng High Court on the 18th of January 2022, students who expressly provided their consent to have their results published on public media platforms, such as local Newspapers, will be able to view their results within specified local Newspapers on the 22nd of January 2022.

Eastern Cape Matric Results 2020

The Eastern Cape saw a matric pass rate of 68% for the 2020 academic year. This is down from the 77% that they achieved in 2019.

At the end of January 2022, the 2021 matric results will be released and we hope to see some improvement.

Nearly 100 000 Eastern Cape students will be writing the matric exams that starts on the 27th of October 2021.

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Eastern Cape Matric Results 2010 – 2020:

• 2010: 58%
• 2011: 58%                             
• 2012: 62%
• 2013: 65%
• 2014: 65%
• 2015: 57%
• 2016: 63%
• 2017: 66%
• 2018: 71%
• 2019: 77%
• 2020: 77%

Eastern Cape Pass Rate 2016 – 2020.

Eastern Cape Quality of Passes

The Eastern Cape had 21886 Bachelor’s Degree Passes. That means that 30% of their 2020 matric class received a BD Pass. 17 753 students received a Diploma Pass making up 24.3% of the class of 2020.

13.8% of the Eastern Cape matric class received Higher Certificate passes. 13 Students received NSC passes.

Where To Find Your Matric Results As A Student In The Eastern Cape

Here are a few options of where to find your matric results in the Eastern Cape and how to do it.

•  Department of Education
• Online
• SMS/USSD
• Your School 
• The Newspaper 
• DOE

Find Your Matric Results.

Districts with the best Matric Results in the Eastern Cape 2021

The districts with the best Matric Results in the Eastern Cape 2021 will be determined by the 21st of January 2022.

The District with the best Matric Results in the Eastern Cape – 2020

The top-performing region in the Eastern Cape for 2020 is Nelson Mandela Bay, with a pass rate of 75.5%

Districts with the best Matric Results in the Eastern Cape – 2019

The top-performing region in Eastern Cape for 2019 is Nelson Mandela Bay, with a pass rate of 81.4%.

Here are the top 4 districts with the highest matric results:

• Nelson Mandela Bay
• Buffalo City
• OR Tambo Coastal
• Alfred Nzo East

Click here to read more about the top districts with the best matric results.

Options If You Are Unhappy With Your Results 

It might happen that you are not happy with your matric results. You can apply for re-marking, re-checking or viewing of your examination paper. 

To apply, you must fill in an application form for re-checking and re-marking. You will be able to find these forms at any District offices and your respective school. These application forms will also be made available at examinations centres where students wrote.

The fees are structured as follows and are subject to change in 2022:

• Re-mark: R120
• Re-check: R29
• Viewing: R234 

Please keep in mind that a viewing of the exam paper can only be done after a re-mark or a re-check. The applications for this close 7 days after the release of the respective re-mark or re-check. 

Any candidate that is from a non-paying school or who have been granted a concession on school fee payments do not have to pay for the remarking of rechecking. 

Withheld Results 

Examination irregularities will mean that your matric results will be withheld. You can either:

• Contact your school or district office and ask why your results are being withheld, OR

• You can appeal in writing and apply to write the May/June examinations. 

Rewriting 

All students are given a second chance to write their matric exams in May and June 2022. This can be either because you want to improve your results or because you did not pass the first time. 

Students who were absent during the combined November examinations can also write at this time. 

Author: Morné van Emmenis