The Motheo District came in second nationally, with 87.9%, and the Fezile Dabi District is in third place with an 87.5% pass rate. Motheo is number 2 and Fezile Dabi is number 3 in the entire country's standings. 

Meanwhile, the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape is also a leading district. Bojanala in the North West leads in that province, with 81.6% - and is ranked eighteenth nationally.  

The Free State is leading the country's standings at 85.7%, with an improvement of 0.6% from 2020. 

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The North West this year achieved a 78.2% pass rate and according to the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, this is an improvement of 2% from 2020 – the third highest improvement. 

Motshekga says the Northern Cape achieved 71.4%, a 5.4% improvement from 2020 – the highest improvement nationally.

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