Table 1: Number of learners that Failed Grade 12 (2014 – 2018)
Province |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
EASTERN CAPE |
23 158 |
37 615 |
33 734 |
23 667 |
19 340 |
FREE STATE |
4 541 |
5 745 |
3 157 |
3 499 |
3 108 |
GAUTENG |
15 231 |
17 115 |
15 448 |
14 458 |
11 464 |
KWAZULU- NATAL |
42 223 |
63 897 |
49 616 |
33 728 |
27 667 |
LIMPOPO |
19 811 |
34 629 |
38 212 |
28 603 |
23 476 |
MPUMALANGA |
9 466 |
11 751 |
12 450 |
12 210 |
9 387 |
NORTH WEST |
4 005 |
6 168 |
5 597 |
6 330 |
5 483 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
2 079 |
3 559 |
2 139 |
2 127 |
2 645 |
WESTERN CAPE |
8 472 |
8 232 |
7 153 |
8 427 |
9 404 |
Source: National Integrated Examinations computer system (IECS)
Table 2 below indicates the number of learners who repeated a grade per province between 2014 and 2018. Please note that number of repeaters are used as proxy for failure as the department does not collect data in this format.
P
rovince |
Province |
Grade R |
Grade 1 |
Grade 2 |
Grade 3 |
Grade 4 |
Grade 5 |
Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8 |
Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
other |
Grand Total |
Eastern Cape |
14 066 |
28 564 |
24 952 |
19 778 |
18 726 |
14 234 |
11 614 |
11 766 |
10 629 |
17 803 |
34 687 |
31 193 |
10 |
238 022 |
|
Free State |
365 |
4741 |
3757 |
2770 |
5289 |
4452 |
4529 |
4447 |
8706 |
13986 |
12423 |
6176 |
0 |
71 641 |
|
Gauteng |
1 472 |
19 693 |
14 348 |
10 098 |
11 098 |
8 623 |
6 947 |
3 195 |
9 595 |
20 801 |
41 596 |
18 437 |
285 |
166 188 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
8 422 |
38 940 |
23 967 |
18 159 |
17 427 |
13 326 |
11 218 |
8 392 |
22 820 |
27 467 |
57 075 |
43 211 |
295 |
290 719 |
|
Limpopo |
2 354 |
18 755 |
16 563 |
13 722 |
15 740 |
12 962 |
11 214 |
6 580 |
10 980 |
58 612 |
71 992 |
34 999 |
0 |
274 473 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1 722 |
17 965 |
14 406 |
11 651 |
11 764 |
10 137 |
8 308 |
7 856 |
13 416 |
13 697 |
22 348 |
18 128 |
297 |
151 695 |
|
Northern Cape |
438 |
4 533 |
2 788 |
2 273 |
3 412 |
2 351 |
1 963 |
1 788 |
3 282 |
5 068 |
6 890 |
4 175 |
0 |
38 961 |
|
North West |
1 711 |
14 746 |
12 177 |
9 675 |
10 567 |
7 827 |
5 949 |
4 142 |
6 374 |
17 068 |
21 587 |
10 012 |
0 |
121 835 |
|
Western Cape |
3 766 |
15 273 |
8 778 |
4 624 |
9 265 |
5 375 |
3 403 |
1 541 |
4 060 |
12 321 |
10 992 |
4 805 |
188 |
84 391 |
|
2014 |
Total |
34 316 |
163 210 |
121 736 |
92 750 |
103 288 |
79 287 |
65 145 |
49 707 |
89 862 |
186 823 |
279 590 |
171 136 |
1 075 |
1 437 925 |
Eastern Cape |
14 260 |
38 391 |
26 949 |
21 375 |
19 841 |
14 843 |
11 863 |
12 206 |
15 013 |
18 114 |
37 482 |
27 212 |
22 |
257 571 |
|
Free State |
475 |
3934 |
3110 |
2680 |
5156 |
3898 |
3060 |
5140 |
8883 |
9541 |
10937 |
5444 |
0 |
62 258 |
|
Gauteng |
1 543 |
21 194 |
15 259 |
11 269 |
12 526 |
7 395 |
5 856 |
5 231 |
18 413 |
22 370 |
39 127 |
21 729 |
207 |
182 119 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
7 344 |
34 623 |
24 754 |
19 882 |
19 510 |
13 468 |
12 023 |
11 078 |
24 136 |
28 735 |
51 157 |
45 248 |
30 |
291 988 |
|
Limpopo |
2 533 |
17 969 |
16 355 |
13 289 |
15 501 |
10 108 |
8 728 |
7 667 |
15 862 |
35 155 |
54 002 |
28 337 |
0 |
225 506 |
|
Mpumalanga |
2 755 |
18 461 |
13 178 |
10 590 |
10 648 |
7 828 |
6 237 |
7 623 |
13 973 |
13 212 |
22 585 |
17 014 |
51 |
144 155 |
|
Northern Cape |
700 |
4 343 |
2 901 |
2 743 |
3 185 |
2 526 |
2 118 |
2 351 |
3 595 |
3 688 |
3 967 |
2 843 |
0 |
34 960 |
|
North West |
890 |
7 222 |
10 162 |
12 368 |
5 791 |
3 057 |
2 344 |
2 206 |
8 174 |
7 732 |
11 881 |
4 983 |
21 |
76 831 |
|
Western Cape |
3 757 |
12 341 |
7 727 |
4 295 |
9 830 |
4 052 |
2 395 |
3 108 |
7 313 |
13 131 |
10 343 |
5 439 |
159 |
83 890 |
|
2015 |
Total |
34 257 |
158 478 |
120 395 |
98 491 |
101 988 |
67 175 |
54 624 |
56 610 |
115 362 |
151 678 |
241 481 |
158 249 |
490 |
1 359 278 |
Eastern Cape |
13 931 |
44 332 |
24 546 |
19 087 |
18 992 |
12 861 |
9 817 |
9 027 |
13 421 |
12 199 |
37 755 |
28 245 |
0 |
244 213 |
|
Free State |
1076 |
2171 |
2509 |
1756 |
3973 |
3076 |
2851 |
4914 |
15010 |
11176 |
14342 |
6255 |
0 |
69 109 |
|
Gauteng |
1 816 |
27 142 |
15 723 |
11 530 |
12 407 |
6 915 |
4 783 |
4 921 |
19 804 |
18 835 |
47 658 |
27 343 |
1 005 |
199 882 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
6 659 |
38 073 |
26 099 |
21 186 |
21 992 |
15 545 |
12 057 |
11 177 |
26 373 |
29 941 |
59 895 |
54 856 |
317 |
324 170 |
|
Limpopo |
1 836 |
16 884 |
14 742 |
12 059 |
15 262 |
9 769 |
7 254 |
7 102 |
19 560 |
29 489 |
71 703 |
40 541 |
608 |
246 809 |
|
Mpumalanga |
3 942 |
11 161 |
12 897 |
12 118 |
17 716 |
13 460 |
13 234 |
18 278 |
26 708 |
22 284 |
19 105 |
13 274 |
3 |
184 180 |
|
Northern Cape |
630 |
4 661 |
3 445 |
2 435 |
3 592 |
2 831 |
2 304 |
2 451 |
2 894 |
3 078 |
5 390 |
3 955 |
12 |
37 678 |
|
North West |
1 251 |
11 075 |
9 699 |
7 062 |
10 056 |
6 055 |
4 245 |
4 273 |
15 465 |
12 645 |
22 834 |
9 929 |
0 |
114 589 |
|
Western Cape |
3 851 |
11 433 |
8 346 |
4 692 |
9 222 |
3 685 |
2 036 |
2 836 |
8 741 |
8 941 |
10 907 |
6 663 |
100 |
81 453 |
|
2016 |
Total |
34 992 |
166 932 |
118 006 |
91 925 |
113 212 |
74 197 |
58 581 |
64 979 |
147 976 |
148 588 |
289 589 |
191 061 |
2 045 |
1 502 083 |
Eastern Cape |
5589 |
17038 |
11844 |
11210 |
17041 |
12147 |
9169 |
9859 |
12393 |
10783 |
25108 |
18903 |
0 |
161 084 |
|
Free State |
584 |
6131 |
4463 |
3349 |
7445 |
4562 |
3329 |
5975 |
7521 |
5795 |
11868 |
5769 |
0 |
66 791 |
|
Gauteng |
814 |
12363 |
11968 |
12626 |
18310 |
14561 |
14314 |
20756 |
17609 |
16629 |
28011 |
17589 |
0 |
185 550 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
1485 |
21451 |
20792 |
29450 |
33490 |
25818 |
23104 |
22293 |
27952 |
29641 |
43054 |
46692 |
0 |
325 222 |
|
Limpopo |
509 |
10659 |
10383 |
10693 |
17374 |
11259 |
8707 |
7118 |
18070 |
23056 |
44264 |
32711 |
0 |
194 803 |
|
Mpumalanga |
227 |
5052 |
5272 |
5503 |
7045 |
4537 |
3490 |
3386 |
5224 |
6530 |
12622 |
11861 |
0 |
70 749 |
|
Northern Cape |
51 |
2419 |
1574 |
1153 |
3045 |
1559 |
1247 |
1510 |
2151 |
1700 |
3890 |
2022 |
0 |
22 321 |
|
North West |
77 |
1707 |
3606 |
4433 |
8711 |
4085 |
3840 |
3205 |
4224 |
4013 |
12926 |
6397 |
0 |
57 224 |
|
Western Cape |
140 |
257 |
626 |
1644 |
8128 |
11191 |
7528 |
6406 |
7188 |
8012 |
8753 |
5727 |
0 |
65 600 |
|
2017 |
Total |
9 476 |
77 077 |
70 528 |
80 061 |
120 589 |
89 719 |
74 728 |
80 508 |
102 332 |
106 159 |
190 496 |
147 671 |
0 |
1 149 344 |
Eastern Cape |
10 141 |
25 955 |
16 721 |
13 009 |
16 401 |
9 445 |
6 478 |
7 008 |
12 329 |
9 895 |
29 151 |
22 348 |
0 |
178 881 |
|
Free State |
2 114 |
8 518 |
5 309 |
3 432 |
7 627 |
4 183 |
2 499 |
4 809 |
9 026 |
5 537 |
11 192 |
5 248 |
0 |
69 494 |
|
Gauteng |
2 675 |
23 080 |
18 130 |
12 390 |
14 444 |
8 714 |
5 529 |
5 138 |
21 946 |
19 583 |
44 043 |
24 831 |
0 |
200 503 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
3 749 |
29 636 |
16 902 |
15 717 |
17 489 |
11 400 |
7 565 |
6 551 |
24 134 |
21 642 |
44 804 |
43 067 |
0 |
242 656 |
|
Limpopo |
2 150 |
17 888 |
16 457 |
6 493 |
24 300 |
14 663 |
10 300 |
9 423 |
36 520 |
36 104 |
70 872 |
52 203 |
0 |
297 373 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1 219 |
11 781 |
8 483 |
13 766 |
7 023 |
3 967 |
2 773 |
3 440 |
9 042 |
8 404 |
19 785 |
16 805 |
0 |
106 488 |
|
Northern Cape |
299 |
3 961 |
2 820 |
2 013 |
3 904 |
2 396 |
1 868 |
2 193 |
3 334 |
2 624 |
5 040 |
2 602 |
0 |
33 054 |
|
North West |
747 |
6 964 |
6 128 |
5 174 |
9 490 |
4 114 |
3 733 |
2 845 |
11 008 |
6 455 |
14 319 |
6 701 |
0 |
77 678 |
|
Western Cape |
4 327 |
9 405 |
7 660 |
5 486 |
8 562 |
3 514 |
1 781 |
2 352 |
6 625 |
4 547 |
11 167 |
5 993 |
0 |
71 419 |
|
2018 |
Total |
27 421 |
137 188 |
98 610 |
77 480 |
109 240 |
62 396 |
42 526 |
43 759 |
133 964 |
114 791 |
250 373 |
179 798 |
0 |
1 277 546 |
Source 1: 2014-16 Annual School Survey
Source 2: 2017-18 LURITS