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7.4 External examinations

This sub- programme refers to the administering of external examinations specifically, provincial common assessments or standardised tests and Grade 12 exams. The GDE pass rate has consistently been higher than the national pass rate. The average GDE pass rate from 2009 to 2018 was 83% as opposed to the national average of 72.3%. This is clearly because of the intervention strategies that the Department has implemented since 2009. The Grade 12 results improved from 72.1% in 2009 to 87.9% in 2018. This is a 15.8% increase in pass rate over the past ten years. The Department has conducted credible exams over the years without any notable discrepancies.

7.5 Conditional grant

The two conditional grants under this sub- programme; the Social Sector Public Works Incentive Grant and the Expanded Public Works Integrated Grant do not have allocations for the 2019 MTEF.

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