2006 Examinations Results Lessons for the improvement strategy DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, RSA 2006 Examinations Results Lessons for the improvement strategy Parliament, RSA 28 March 2007

STATEMENT BY HIGHER EDUCATION SOUTH AFRICA (HESA) “Congratulates the Department of Education on the strides made in securing the integrity of the examination process” “The challenge well-recognized by the Department of Education is to shift the focus to issues of quality, language and the need to produce high level outcomes and disparities in provision “Evidence need to be produced that there is an increase in the cognitive and conceptual demand on exam papers and that examiners and markers are well prepared that set new levels of engagement for learners and that these new demands are reflected in classroom practices and a strong focus on teacher development” HESA-29 December 2006

Increased Cognitive Demand Statement from the Umalusi report notes: ‘ …. an increase in cognitive challenge of the national question papers. This has been a welcome move, and it will very well assist in preparing the learners for the challenges of the 2008 curriculum and the new National Senior Certificate (NSC)

Umalusi Declaration “On the whole Umalusi is satisfied that the 2006 examination were conducted in a manner that renders them fair, valid and reliable. Umalusi wishes to report that there were few reported irregularities but these were addressed appropriately, and therefore Umalusi endorses the fact that the credibility of the 2006 examinations is above reproach” Umalusi report on the 2006 SC examination

RESULTS

Number with endorsement Number enrolled, writing and passing SC 2004 to 2006 examination YEARS IN COMPARISON Number enrolled Number Wrote Number passed Number with endorsement 2004 493 447 467 985 330 717 85 117 2005 533 405 508 363 347 184 86 531 2006 554 079 528 525 351 503 85 830

ProvinciaL Efficiency gains 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 EASTERN CAPE 12 443 28 825 33 286 37 468 33 915 39 597 41 268 FREE STATE 5 879 15 703 17 777 18 916 19 459 20 355 21 582 GAUTENG 9 987 47 368 50 941 55 621 54 808 57 073 57 355 KWAZULU-NATAL 23 840 58 620 68 973 75 077 81 830 84 842 82 460 LIMPOPO 9 879 48 971 49 644 48 219 54 897 60 087 58 850 MPUMALANGA 7 343 18 136 22 222 22 700 22 913 22 737 25 479 NORTHERN CAPE 182 5 571 5 309 5 667 5 609 6172 5 753 NORTH WEST 2 477 22 963 24 637 25 055 24 221 23 748 25 440 WESTERN CAPE 2 267 31 049 32 985 33 769 33 065 32 573 33 316 277 206 305 774 322 492 330 717 347 184 351 503 National 74 297

Passes per Gender 2001 – 2006 Narrowing the gap towards gender parity YEAR MALE % FEMALE DIFF. 2001 128 629 63.6 148 577 60.1 19 948 3.5 2002 143 289 70.7 162 485 67.4 19 196 3.3 2003 151 127 75.1 171 365 71.8 20 238 2004 154 780 72.0 175 937 69.5 21 157 2.5 2005 162 327 69.7 184 857 67.2 22 530 2006 164 065 67.9 187 438 65.5 23 373 2.4

Passes per Gender from 2001 – 2006 Narrowing the gap towards gender parity

Changes in the numbers passing the Senior Certificate 2005 to 2006 Province 2005 passes 2006 passes Change 2005 endorsement 2006 Eastern Cape 39 597 41 268 1 671 6176 7002 826 Free State 20 355 21 582 1 227 5729 5902 173 Gauteng 57 073 57 355 282 16114 17012 898 KZN 84 842 82 460 -2 382 21005 19145 -1 860 Limpopo 60 087 58 850 -1 237 16434 14028 -2 406 Mpumalanga 22 737 25 568 2 831 4918 5504 586 Northern Cape 6 172 5 753 -419 1198 1163 -35 North West 23 748 25 440 1 692 4568 5534 966 W. Cape 32 573 33 316 743 10394 10589 195 Total 347 184 351 503 4 319 88541 87885 656

DISTRIBUTION OF DISTRICT PERFORMANCE Province No. Districts Less 50 % 51-60 % 61-70 % 71-80% 81-100 % 2005 2006 EC 24 23 06 03 10 07 11 01 02 none FS 05 None 04 GP 12 08 KZN LP MP N/A NC NW none  WC

Number passing Senior Certificate: Maths and Science in 2000 - 2006 Year Total candidates passing Maths HG Maths SG Phy Sc HG Phy Sc SG 2000 283 294 19 327 79 631 23 344 54 884 2001 277 206 19 504 72 301 24 280 45 314 2002 305 774 20 528 96 302 24 888 56 741 2003 322 492 23 412 99 426 26 067 61 756 2004 330 717 24 143 109 664 26 975 73 943 2005 347 184 26 383 112 279 29 965 73 667 2006 351 503 25 217 110 452 29 781 81 151

Table 2 Performance in Mathematics HG in the Senior Certificate in 2004, 2005 and 2006 Provinces HG Passes 2004 HG Passes 2005 2006 2006 – 2005 2006 –2004 Target HG passes 2009 Eastern Cape 1 535 1 765 1 957 +192 +422 3 000 Free State 1 355 1 440 1 499 +59 +144 Gauteng 6 604 7 377 6 894 -483 +290 14 000 KwaZulu Natal 5 356 5 365 4 726 -639 -630 11 000 Limpopo 2 046 2 802 2 653 -149 +607 4 000 Mpumalanga 1 283 1 456 1 392 -64 +109 Northern Cape 382 413 416 +3 +34 1 000 North West 1 314 1 444 1 543 +99 +229 Western Cape 4 268 4 321 4 137 -184 -131 8 000 Total 24 143 26 383 25 217 -1 166 +1074 50 000  

Performance in Mathematics SG in the Senior Certificate in 2004, 2005, 2006 Provinces SG Passes 2004 SG Passes 2005 2006 2006 – 2005 2006 – 2004 Eastern Cape 15 511 16 871 16 744 -127 +1 233 Free State 6 592 6 780 7 299 +549 +707 Gauteng 19 793 21 174 19 796 -1 378 +3 KwaZulu Natal 27 467 27 226 26 285 -941 -1 182 Limpopo 12 954 13 159 13 463 -304 -409 Mpumalanga 7 002 7 095 7 484 +389 +482 Northern Cape 1 632 1 618 1 605 -13 -27 North West 7 442 7 358 7 320 -38 -122 Western Cape 11 271 10 971 10 456 -515 -815 Total 109 664 112 279 110 452 -1 827 +788

Performance in Science HG in the Senior Certificate in 2004, 2005, 2006 Provinces SG Passes 2004 SG Passes 2005 HG Passes 2006 2006 -2005 2006 -2004 Target HG passes 2009 Eastern Cape 1 487 1 641 1 856 +215 +369 3 000 Free State 1 681 1 800 1 957 +157 +276 Gauteng 6 889 7941 7 852 -89 +961 14 000 KwaZulu Natal 6 221 6 341 5 867 -584 -354 11 000 Limpopo 3 337 4 246 4 010 -236 +673 4 000 Mpumalanga 1 436 1 846 1 911 +65 +475 Northern Cape 386 379 389 +10 +3 1 000 North West 1 601 1 803 1 886 +83 +285 Western Cape 3 937 3 968 4 053 +85 +116 8 000 Total 26 975 29 965 29 781 -184 2 806 50 000

Performance in Science SG in the Senior Certificate in 2004, 2005, 2006 Provinces SG Passes 2004 SG Passes 2005 2006 2006 –2005 2006 – 2004 Eastern Cape 12 163 11 782 13 484 +1 702 +1 321 Free State 4 026 4 144 5 314 +1 270 +1 288 Gauteng 12 657 13 036 13 418 +382 +761 KwaZulu Natal 17 878 17 318 18 381 +1 063 +503 Limpopo 8 713 9 538 10 774 +1 236 +2 061 Mpumalanga 5 672 5 462 6 594 +1 132 +922 Northern Cape 918 1 040 1 082 +42 +164 North West 5 947 5 795 6 571 +876 +624 Western Cape 5 969 5 552 5 533 -19 -436   73 943 73 667 81 151 7 484 7 208

Performance in Maths and Science HG and SG in the SC in 2004, 2005, 2006 Provinces M HG M SG Sc HG Sc SG Eastern Cape +192 -127 +215 +1 702 Free State +59 +549 +157 +1 270 Gauteng -483 -1 378 -89 +382 KwaZulu Natal -639 -941 -584 +1 063 Limpopo -149 -304 -236 +1 236 Mpumalanga -64 +389 +65 +1 132 Northern Cape +3 -13 +10 +42 North West +99 -38 +83 +876 Western Cape -184 -515 +85 -19 Total -1 166 -1 827 7 484

Dinaledi Schools

Performance in Science HG in the Senior Certificate in 2004, 2005, 2006 Provinces Maths HG 2004 Maths HG 2005 Maths HG 2006 Science HG 2004 Science HG 2005 Science HG 2006 Eastern Cape 60 242 341 472 217 302 404 Free State 30 150 175 195 238 246 290 Gauteng 70 679 768 646 783 1014 885 KwaZulu Natal 70 669 841 833 729 898 884 Limpopo 50 530 724 628 711 1 026 901 Mpumalanga 30 260 236 228 265 292 296 Northern Cape 40 44 47 54 41 45 North West 10 367 366 444 460 454 544 Western Cape 40 390 320 416 401 349 498 Total 400 3 331 3 815 3 909 3 858 4 622 4 747

HG Maths Passes in Dinaledi schools by intervals, 2006 Provinces Dinaledi schools 60 1 - 5 6 – 10 10+ Total Eastern Cape 11 21 10 18 49 Free State 30 4 15 5 6 26 Gauteng 70 3 23 24 20 67 KwaZulu Natal 19 25 65 Limpopo 50 1 14 Mpumalanga 12 9 27 Northern Cape 2 8 North West 40 13 37 Western Cape 16 36 400 141 103 120 364

Number of schools with increases in passes per interval 2005 and 2006 Province Number of Schools 1 - 5 6 - 10 10+ Total EASTERN CAPE 60 18 9 5 32 FREE STATE 30 16 1 GAUTENG 70 4 20 KZN 2 31 LIMPOPO 50 12 MPUMALANGA 11 NORTH WEST 40 21 27 NORTHCAPE 10 WESTERN CAPE 13 3 TOTAL 400 130 36 14 180

MATHS HG: Number of schools with decrease in passes per interval 2005 to 2006 Province Number of Schools 1 – 5 6 - 10 10+ Total EASTERN CAPE 60 8 2 1 11 FREE STATE 30 5 GAUTENG 70 29 9 43 KZN 14 7 26 LIMPOPO 50 15 3 25 MPUMALANGA 12 NORTH WEST 40 10 NORTH CAPE 4 WESTERN CAPE TOTAL 400 103 35 17 155

PHYS HG: Number of Dinaledi schools per passes per interval, 2006 Province Number of Schools 1 - 5 6 - 10 10+ Total EASTERN CAPE 60 13 21 12 14 47 FREE STATE 30 2 10 6 28 GAUTENG 70 1 18 20 31 69 KZN 23 22 68 LIMPOPO 50 11 9 MPUMALANGA 8 NORTH WEST 40 4 16 36 NORTH CAPE 3 WESTERN CAPE 15 37 TOTAL 400 29 112 116 143 371

PHYS SG: Number of schools with increases in passes per interval, 2005 to2006 Province Number of Schools 1 - 5 6 - 10 10+ Total EASTERN CAPE 60 21 10 1 32 FREE STATE 30 7 6 2 15 GAUTENG 70 19 KZN 22 33 LIMPOPO 50 5 3 23 MPUMALANGA 12 NORTH WEST 40 4 NORTH CAPE WESTERN CAPE 16 24 TOTAL 400 122 56 18 196

PHYS SC HG: Number of schools per passes with decreases in passes per interval 2005 to 2006 Province Number of Schools 1 - 5 6 - 10 10+ Total EASTERN CAPE 60 15 2 17 FREE STATE 30 11 1 13 GAUTENG 70 8 36 KZN 19 7 4 LIMPOPO 50 12 23 MPUMALANGA 10 3 14 NORTH WEST 40 NORTH CAPE WESTERN CAPE 9 TOTAL 400 102 34 159

Total candidates passing   Year Total candidates passing M HG M SG Sc HG Sc SG 1991 210 314 20 677 39 921 23 109 22 216 1992 243 611 21 558 48 568 24 172 23 590 1993 226 943 20 365 44 241 23 835 23 985 1994 287 343 ---- ----- 1995 283 742 29 475 54 947 34 895 28 020 1996 279 487 22 416 59 614 25 462 30 306 1997 264 795 19 575 65 580 26 658 34 584 1998 272 488 20 130 68 315 26 473 43 197 1999 249 831 19 854 72 179 24 191 44 015 2000 283 294 19 327 79 631 23 344 54 884 2001 277 206 19 504 72 301 24 280 45 314 2002 305 774 20 528 96 302 24 888 56 741 2003 322 492 23 412 99 426 26 067 61 756 2004 330 717 24 143 109 664 26 975 73 943 2005 347 184 26 383 112 279 29 965 73 667 2006 351 503 25 217 110 452 29 781 81 151

2006 School Realities DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, RSA 1. Learners 12 302 236 11 962 176 (97.2%) public schools 340 060 (2.8%) independent schools 2. Teachers 386 595 367 188 (95%) public schools 19 407 (5%) independent schools 23 947 teachers for 3 828 705 learners in 5 851 secondary schools-Matric Results 3. Schools 26 292 schools 25 194 public 95.8%) 1 098 independent (4.2%) Learner to teacher ratio 32.6 public schools 17.5 independent schools