2025 NSC Matric Results
National Senior Certificate pass rates for every South African school with reported matric data.
Schools reporting
6,669
2025 candidates wrote
729,348
2025 achieved NSC
642,056
2025 pass rate
88.0%
National ranking
Top 30 matric performers nationally
Schools with at least 30 candidates, drawn evenly across all nine provinces.
100.0%
#1
Hoerskool Waterkloof
Gauteng
100.0%
#2
Outeniqua Hoerskool
Western Cape
100.0%
#3
Phumanyova High School
KwaZulu-Natal
100.0%
#4
Hoerskool Nelspruit
Mpumalanga
100.0%
#5
Merensky Secondary School
Limpopo
100.0%
#6
Pearson High School
Eastern Cape
100.0%
#7
Potchefstroom Gimnasium Secondary School
North West
100.0%
#8
C&n H/Meisieskool Oranje Secondary School
Free State
100.0%
#9
Hoerskool Martin Oosthuizen
Northern Cape
100.0%
#10
Hoerskool Noordheuwel
Gauteng
100.0%
#11
Durbanville Hoerskool
Western Cape
100.0%
#12
Sibusisiwe Comprehensive Technical High School
KwaZulu-Natal
100.0%
#13
Hoerskool Middelburg
Mpumalanga
100.0%
#14
Nkgopoleng Bakone Secondary School
Limpopo
100.0%
#15
Collegiate Girls High School
Eastern Cape
100.0%
#16
Seobi Secondary School
North West
100.0%
#17
Sentraal Secondary School
Free State
100.0%
#18
Kenhardt Intermediere Skool Intermediate School
Northern Cape
100.0%
#19
Hoerskool Zwartkop
Gauteng
100.0%
#20
Fairmont High School
Western Cape
100.0%
#21
Entsikeni Secondary School
KwaZulu-Natal
100.0%
#22
Hts Witbank Secondary School
Mpumalanga
100.0%
#23
Hoerskool Piet Potgieter
Limpopo
100.0%
#24
Clarendon High School for Girls
Eastern Cape
100.0%
#25
Hoerskool Wesvalia
North West
100.0%
#26
Qibing Secondary School
Free State
100.0%
#27
Hoerskool Calvinia
Northern Cape
100.0%
#28
Hoerskool Menlopark
Gauteng
100.0%
#29
Paul Roos Gimnasium Secondary School
Western Cape
100.0%
#30
Durban Girls' High School
KwaZulu-Natal
Subjects
National subject pass rates, 2025
| Subject | Wrote | Achieved | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| English (FAL) | 606,434 | 602,758 |
99.4%
|
| History | 255,339 | 234,628 |
91.9%
|
| Geography | 356,627 | 325,047 |
91.1%
|
| Business Studies | 236,968 | 209,655 |
88.5%
|
| Mathematical Literacy | 466,262 | 402,019 |
86.2%
|
| Life Sciences | 374,158 | 312,257 |
83.5%
|
| Agricultural Sciences | 118,865 | 96,688 |
81.3%
|
| Economics | 119,647 | 96,725 |
80.8%
|
| Accounting | 98,226 | 76,656 |
78.0%
|
| Physical Sciences | 200,377 | 155,182 |
77.4%
|
| Mathematics | 248,526 | 159,368 |
64.1%
|