{"id":47353,"date":"2026-01-13T06:41:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47353"},"modified":"2026-01-13T06:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:41:47","slug":"mashatile-encourages-matrics-take-advantage-government-supported-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/13\/mashatile-encourages-matrics-take-advantage-government-supported-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Mashatile encourages matrics to take advantage of government-supported opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The 2025 matric cohorts achieved a record-breaking matric pass rate of 88%, which is  is 0.7% higher than last year\u2019s 87.3%.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As the Matric Class of 2025 celebrate their historic achievements, Deputy President Paul Mashatile encouraged matriculants to take advantage of opportunities aimed at supporting young people.<\/p>\n<p>The official National Senior Certificate (NSC) exam results were announced by Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-record\">Record<\/h2>\n<p>The 2025 matric <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">coho<\/span>rt achieved a record-breaking matric pass rate of 88%, which\u00a0is 0.7% higher\u00a0than last year\u2019s 87.3%.<\/p>\n<p>Gwarube shared words of encouragement with pupils who did not achieve the results they had hoped for.<\/p>\n<p>She said they were not failures, and their stories were not over, adding that there are pathways to improve their results, including rewrites, support programmes, and second-chance opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Matric Results: \u2018Real\u2019 2025 pass rate is 57.7%, ActionSA claims<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-opportunities\">\u2018Opportunities\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Mashatile extended his \u201cheartfelt congratulations\u201d to the Matric Class of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Deputy President commends the matriculants for their resilience, discipline, and determination in reaching this important milestone, noting that their achievement represents both personal success and a critical contribution to the country\u2019s future development,\u201d Mashatile\u2019s spokesperson, Keith Khoza, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn his message, the Deputy President encourages the matriculants to take advantage of government-supported opportunities aimed at supporting young people as they transition into higher education, skills development, and employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khoza added that Mashatile reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to \u201cinvesting in young people and creating inclusive opportunities that enable them to participate meaningfully in the economy and society.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matric-results\">Matric results<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, despite an ongoing legal battle with the Information Regulator, the Department of Basic Education last week confirmed that the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results would be published on Tuesday in some newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>The department said the results will be made available in the same pseudonymised format used in recent years, displaying examination numbers and results only, with no names, surnames, or ID numbers.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the media has published results that show only a pupil\u2019s unique exam number.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0IEB announces 98.31% pass rate: Here\u2019s how many got a bachelor\u2019s degree pass<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Mashatile #encourages #matrics #advantage #governmentsupported #opportunities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 matric cohorts achieved a record-breaking matric pass rate of 88%, which is is 0.7% higher than last year\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47355,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47353\/revisions\/47355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}