zaf-dbe-nsce-2010-2016-v1.2 DataFirst 2026-05-26 NADA Version 7 National Senior Certificate Examinations 2008-2025 NSCE 2008-2025 zaf-dbe-nsce-2008-2025-v1.3 Department of Basic Education

Department of Basic Education Directorate: Research Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation (RCME)

 MetadataEditor DataFirst Administrative Records, Education (ad/edu] v1.3 Edited, anonymised dataset for licensed distribution Secondary Education Girls’ Education South Africa The data has national coverage The lowest geographical unit is district Administrative records Other [oth] DataFirst nsce-centre overall-2008-2025-v1.3 240168 17 nsce-centre subject-2008-2025-v1.3 3039971 22 Matric Year 240168 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 EMIS Number of the exam centre 240168 9955021102 571355648.036 322770691.967 Gender 239852 316 0. Female 1 1. Male Sysmiss Number of matric candidates 240168 1 593 46.856 37.666 Number of bachelor passes 240168 392 14.469 20.451 Number of diploma passes 240168 149 12.322 11.461 Number of higher certificate passes 240168 114 7.07 6.782 Number of national senior certificate passes 240168 29 0.0163 0.202 Number of fails 240168 339 10.663 12.961 Number of learner of special educational needs passes 240168 23 0.00432 0.167 Number of matric incompletes 240168 282 2.311 6.044 Number of any passes 240168 573 33.882 31.702 Province of the exam centre 240168 1 1. EC 2 2. FS 3 3. GP 4 4. KZ 5 5. LP 6 6. MP 7 7. NW 8 8. NC 9 9. WC Quintile level of the exam centre 231584 8584 99 6.924 20.296 Sector of the exam centre 239921 247 1 1. Independent 2 2. Public Sysmiss Old education district classifications before 2019 130406 109762 1 Butterworth 2 Cofimvaba 3 Cradock 4 Dutywa 5 East London 6 Fort Beaufort 7 Graaff-Reinet 8 Grahamstown 9 King Williams Town 10 Lady Frere 11 Libode 12 Lusikisiki 13 Maluti 14 Mbizana 15 Mt Fletcher 16 Mt Frere 17 Mthatha 18 Ngcobo 19 Port Elizabeth 20 Queenstown 21 Qumbu 22 Sterkspruit 23 Uitenhage 24 Fezile Dabi 25 Lejweleputswa 26 Motheo 27 Thabo Mofutsanyana 28 Xhariep 29 Ekurhuleni North 30 Ekurhuleni South 31 Gauteng East 32 Gauteng North 33 Gauteng West 34 Johannesburg Central 35 Johannesburg East 36 Johannesburg North 37 Johannesburg South 38 Johannesburg West 39 Sedibeng East 40 Sedibeng West 41 Tshwane North 42 Tshwane South 43 Tshwane West 44 Amajuba 45 Ilembe 46 Pinetown 47 Sisonke/Harry Gwala 48 Ugu 49 Umgungundlovu 50 Umkhanyakude 51 Umlazi 52 Umzinyathi 53 Uthukela 54 Uthungulu 55 Zululand 56 Capricorn 57 Greater Sekhukhune 58 Mopani 59 Vhembe 60 Waterberg 61 Bohlabela 62 Ehlanzeni 63 Gert Sibande 64 Nkangala 65 Bojanala 66 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 67 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati 68 Ngaka Modiri Molema 69 Frances Baard 70 John Taolo Gaetsewe 71 Namaqua 72 Pixley Ka Seme 73 Siyanda/ZF Mgcawu 74 Cape Winelands 75 Eden And Central Karoo 76 Metro Central 77 Metro East 78 Metro North 79 Metro South 80 Overberg 81 West Coast Sysmiss New education district classification since 2019 95275 144893 1 Alfred Nzo East 2 Alfred Nzo West 3 Amathole East 4 Amathole West 5 Bafallo City 6 Chris Hani East 7 Chris Hani West 8 Joe Gqabi 9 Nelson Mandela Metro 10 OR Tambo Coastal 11 OR Tambo Inland 12 Sara Baartman 13 Fezile Dabi 14 Lejweleputswa 15 Motheo 16 Thabo Mofutsanyana 17 Xhariep 18 Ekurhuleni North 19 Ekurhuleni South 20 Gauteng East 21 Gauteng North 22 Gauteng West 23 Johannesburg Central 24 Johannesburg East 25 Johannesburg North 26 Johannesburg South 27 Johannesburg West 28 Sedibeng East 29 Sedibeng West 30 Tshwane North 31 Tshwane South 32 Tshwane West 33 Amajuba 34 Sisonke/Harry Gwala 35 Ilembe 36 Uthungulu/King Cetshwayo 37 Pinetown 38 Ugu 39 Umgungundlovu 40 Umkhanyakude 41 Umlazi 42 Umzinyathi 43 Uthukela 44 Zululand 45 CAPRICORN NORTH 46 SEKHUKHUNE EAST 47 MOPANI EAST 48 VHEMBE EAST 49 VHEMBE WEST 50 Bohlabela 51 Ehlanzeni 52 Gert Sibande 53 Nkangala 54 Bojanala 55 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 56 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati 57 Ngaka Modiri Molema 58 Frances Baard 59 John Taolo Gaetsewe 60 Namaqua 61 Pixley Ka Seme 62 Siyanda/ZF Mgcawu 63 Cape Winelands 64 Eden And Central Karoo 65 Metro Central 66 Metro East 67 Metro North 68 Metro South 69 Overberg 70 West Coast 71 CAPRICORN SOUTH 72 MOGALAKWENA 73 MOPANI WEST 74 SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH 75 WATERBERG 2 Sysmiss EMIS Number of the exam centre 3039971 9955021102 564604491.97 317009841.109 Matric Year 3039971 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Subject Code 3039907 64 1 1. ABRSM Practical Music Grade 6 2 2. ABRSM Practical Music Grade 7 3 3. ABRSM Practical Music Grade 8 4 4. Accounting 5 5. Afrikaans First Additional Language 6 6. Afrikaans Home Language 7 7. Afrikaans Second Additional Language 8 8. Agricultural Management Practise 9 9. Agricultural Sciences 10 10. Agricultural Technology 11 11. Arabic Second Additional Language 12 12. ASSPD 13 13. Business Studies 14 14. Chinese A-Level 15 15. Civil Technology 16 16. Computer Applications Technology 17 17. Consumer Studies 18 18. Dance Studies 19 19. Design 20 20. Dramatic Arts 21 21. Economics 22 22. Electrical Technology 23 23. Engineering Graphics and Design 24 24. English First Additional Language 25 25. English Home Language 26 26. English Second Additional Language 27 27. Equine Studies 28 28. French A-Level 29 29. French Second Additional Language 30 30. Geography 31 31. German Home Language 32 32. German Second Additional Language 33 33. Gujarati First Additional Language 34 34. Gujarati Second Additional Language 35 35. Hebrew Second Additional Language 36 36. Hindi First Additional Language 37 37. Hindi Second Additional Languae 38 38. History 39 39. Hospitality Studies 40 40. Information Technology 41 41. IsiNdebele First Additional Language 42 42. IsiNdebele Home Language 43 43. IsiNdebele Second Additional Language 44 44. IsiXhosa First Additional Language 45 45. IsiXhosa Home Language 46 46. IsiXhosa Second Additional Language 47 47. IsiZulu First Additional Language 48 48. IsiZulu Home Language 49 49. IsiZulu Second Additional Language 50 50. Italian Second Additional Language 51 51. Japanese A-Level 52 52. Latin Second Additional Languaage 53 53. Life Orientation 54 54. Life Sciences 55 55. Maritime Economics 56 56. Mathematical Literacy 57 57. Mathematics 58 58. Mathematics: probability, data 59 59. Mechanical Technology 60 60. Modern Greek Second Additional Language 61 61. Music 62 62. Nautical Science 63 63. Physical Sciences 64 64. Portuguese First Additional Language 65 65. Portuguese Home Language 66 66. Portuguese Second Additional Language 67 67. PRTGA 68 68. Religion Studies 69 69. RSSNA 70 70. Sepedi First Additional Language 71 71. Sepedi Home Language 72 72. Sepedi Second Additional Language 73 73. Serbian A-Level 74 74. Sesotho First Additional Language 75 75. Sesotho Home Language 76 76. Sesotho Second Additional Language 77 77. Setswana First Additional Language 78 78. Setswana Home Language 79 79. Setswana Second Additional Language 80 80. SiSwati First Additional Language 81 81. SiSwati Home Language 82 82. SiSwati Second Additional Language 83 83. Spanish A-Level 84 84. Spanish Second Additional Language 85 85. Sport and Exercise Science 86 86. 87 87. Tamil First Additional Language 88 88. Tamil Second Additional Language 89 89. TCL Practical Music Grade 6 90 90. TCL Practical Music Grade 7 91 91. TCL Practical Music Grade 8 92 92. Telegu Home Language 93 93. Telegu Second Additional Language 94 94. TMLF 95 95. TMLHL 96 96. Tourism 97 97. TRNPD 98 98. TRNPL 99 99. Tshivenda First Additional Language 100 100. Tshivenda Home Language 101 101. 102 102. UNISA Practical Music Grade 6 103 103. UNISA Practical Music Grade 7 104 104. UNISA Practical Music Grade 8 105 105. Urdu First Additional Language 106 106. Urdu Home Language 107 107. Urdu Second Additional Language 108 108. Visual Arts 109 109. Xitsonga First Additional Language 110 110. Xitsonga Home Language 111 111. Xitsonga Second Additional Language 112 112. Civil Technology (Civil Services) 113 113. Civil Technology (Construction) 114 114. Civil Technology (Woodworking) 115 115. Electrical Technology (Digital Sys 116 116. Electrical Technology (Electronics 117 117. Electrical Technology (Power Syste 118 118. Hindi First Additional Language 119 119. Hindi Second Additional Language 120 120. Mandarin Second Additional Languag 121 121. Mechanica Technology (Automotive) 122 122. Mechanica Technology (Fitting and 123 123. Mechanica Technology (Welding and 124 124. Portuguese Home language 125 125. South Africa sIHN hOME lANGUAGE 126 126. Technical Mathematics 127 127. Technical Science 150 150. Engineering Graphic and Design 151 153 154 154. TCL Practical Music Grade 7 155 155. ARABIC A-LEVEL 156 156. Civil Technology (Civil Servic 157 157. Civil Technology (Construction 158 158. Civil Technology (Specialisati 159 159. Civil Technology (Woodworking) 160 160. Electrical Technology (Digital 161 161. Electrical Technology (Electro 162 162. Electrical Technology (Power S 163 163. Electrical Technology (Special 164 164. Hindi First Additional Languag 165 165. Hindi Second Additional Langua 166 166. Latin Second Additional Langua 167 167. Mandarin Second Additional Lan 168 168. Mechanical Technology (Automot 169 169. Mechanical Technology (Fitting 170 170. Mechanical Technology (Welding 171 171. Portuguese A-Level 172 172. Portuguese Home Language 173 173. South African Sign Language Ho 174 174. Technical Mathematics 175 175. Technical Sciences 176 176. Gujarati First Additional Lang 177 177. TCL Associate Performers Licen 178 178. Marine Sciences Sysmiss Gender of the candidate 3036758 3213 0. Female 1 1. Male Sysmiss Number of candidates with non-missing mark in subject 3039971 588 25.828 26.654 Number of candidates achieving 0-9% 3039971 219 0.364 2.031 Number of candidates achieving 10-19% 3039971 125 1.046 2.949 Number of candidates achieving 20-29% 3039971 157 2.438 4.32 Number of candidates achieving 30-39% 3039971 185 3.905 5.519 Number of candidates achieving 40-49% 3039971 180 4.82 6.748 Number of candidates achieving 50-59% 3039971 196 5.124 7.978 Number of candidates achieving 60-69% 3039971 301 4.455 8.44 Number of candidates achieving 70-79% 3039971 302 2.581 6.651 Number of candidates achieving 80-89% 3039971 277 0.947 3.833 Number of candidates achieving 90-100% 3039971 130 0.148 1.061 Number of candidates with missing final percentage 3039971 118 0.462 1.859 Mean final percentage in subject 3036364 3607 100 46.434 14.41 Province of the exam centre 3039971 1 1. EC 2 2. FS 3 3. GP 4 4. KZ 5 5. LP 6 6. MP 7 7. NW 8 8. NC 9 9. WC Quintile level of the exam centre 2927973 111998 99 7.186 20.524 Sector of the exam centre 3037171 2800 1 1. Independent 2 2. Public Sysmiss Old education district classifications before 2019 1668018 1371953 1 Butterworth 2 Cofimvaba 3 Cradock 4 Dutywa 5 East London 6 Fort Beaufort 7 Graaff-Reinet 8 Grahamstown 9 King Williams Town 10 Lady Frere 11 Libode 12 Lusikisiki 13 Maluti 14 Mbizana 15 Mt Fletcher 16 Mt Frere 17 Mthatha 18 Ngcobo 19 Port Elizabeth 20 Queenstown 21 Qumbu 22 Sterkspruit 23 Uitenhage 24 Fezile Dabi 25 Lejweleputswa 26 Motheo 27 Thabo Mofutsanyana 28 Xhariep 29 Ekurhuleni North 30 Ekurhuleni South 31 Gauteng East 32 Gauteng North 33 Gauteng West 34 Johannesburg Central 35 Johannesburg East 36 Johannesburg North 37 Johannesburg South 38 Johannesburg West 39 Sedibeng East 40 Sedibeng West 41 Tshwane North 42 Tshwane South 43 Tshwane West 44 Amajuba 45 Ilembe 46 Pinetown 47 Sisonke/Harry Gwala 48 Ugu 49 Umgungundlovu 50 Umkhanyakude 51 Umlazi 52 Umzinyathi 53 Uthukela 54 Uthungulu 55 Zululand 56 Capricorn 57 Greater Sekhukhune 58 Mopani 59 Vhembe 60 Waterberg 61 Bohlabela 62 Ehlanzeni 63 Gert Sibande 64 Nkangala 65 Bojanala 66 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 67 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati 68 Ngaka Modiri Molema 69 Frances Baard 70 John Taolo Gaetsewe 71 Namaqua 72 Pixley Ka Seme 73 Siyanda/ZF Mgcawu 74 Cape Winelands 75 Eden And Central Karoo 76 Metro Central 77 Metro East 78 Metro North 79 Metro South 80 Overberg 81 West Coast Sysmiss New education district classification since 2019 1191133 1848838 1 Alfred Nzo East 2 Alfred Nzo West 3 Amathole East 4 Amathole West 5 Buffalo City 6 Chris Hani East 7 Chris Hani West 8 Joe Gqabi 9 Nelson Mandela Metro 10 OR Tambo Coastal 11 OR Tambo Inland 12 Sara Baartman 13 Fezile Dabi 14 Lejweleputswa 15 Motheo 16 Thabo Mofutsanyana 17 Xhariep 18 Ekurhuleni North 19 Ekurhuleni South 20 Gauteng East 21 Gauteng North 22 Gauteng West 23 Johannesburg Central 24 Johannesburg East 25 Johannesburg North 26 Johannesburg South 27 Johannesburg West 28 Sedibeng East 29 Sedibeng West 30 Tshwane North 31 Tshwane South 32 Tshwane West 33 Amajuba 34 Sisonke/Harry Gwala 35 Ilembe 36 Uthungulu/King Cetshwayo 37 Pinetown 38 Ugu 39 Umgungundlovu 40 Umkhanyakude 41 Umlazi 42 Umzinyathi 43 Uthukela 44 Zululand 45 CAPRICORN NORTH 46 SEKHUKHUNE EAST 47 MOPANI EAST 48 VHEMBE EAST 49 VHEMBE WEST 50 Bohlabela 51 Ehlanzeni 52 Gert Sibande 53 Nkangala 54 Bojanala 55 Dr Kenneth Kaunda 56 Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati 57 Ngaka Modiri Molema 58 Frances Baard 59 John Taolo Gaetsewe 60 Namaqua 61 Pixley Ka Seme 62 Siyanda/ZF Mgcawu 63 Cape Winelands 64 Eden And Central Karoo 65 Metro Central 66 Metro East 67 Metro North 68 Metro South 69 Overberg 70 West Coast 71 CAPRICORN SOUTH 72 MOGALAKWENA 73 MOPANI WEST 74 SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH 75 WATERBERG 2 Sysmiss