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Lockdown grade 8s finish matric with flying colours

PRETORIA - The Matric class of 2024 has achieved the highest matric pass rate the country has ever recorded with 87-point-three-percent.

While this is a significant achievement, it is important to remember the barriers the 2024 group had to overcome.

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The class of 2024 entered Grade 8 in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing through during an uncertain time of online learning.

Shila Mphahlele, an Associate Professor at the Institute for Open and Distance Learning at UNISA spoke to eNCA.

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