Matric results 2025 by education district: all 76 districts ranked

Johannesburg West (Gauteng) had the highest matric pass rate of South Africa's 76 education districts in 2025, at 96.2%. Amathole West (Eastern Cape) had the lowest, at 80.3%. The national pass rate was 88.0%.

#	District	Province	Schools	Wrote	Pass rate
1	Johannesburg West	Gauteng	48	6 687	96.2%
2	Umkhanyakude	KwaZulu-Natal	164	15 857	93.9%
3	Overberg	Western Cape	22	2 473	92.4%
4	Pinetown	KwaZulu-Natal	166	18 982	92.1%
5	Tshwane North	Gauteng	54	8 331	92.0%
6	Umlazi	KwaZulu-Natal	168	21 757	92.0%
7	Ugu	KwaZulu-Natal	131	11 719	91.8%
8	Motheo	Free State	92	11 719	91.6%
9	Ilembe	KwaZulu-Natal	120	9 776	91.5%
10	Amajuba	KwaZulu-Natal	70	9 381	91.2%
11	Johannesburg North	Gauteng	72	9 974	90.9%
12	Mogalakwena	Limpopo	94	5 197	90.9%
13	Umgungundlovu	KwaZulu-Natal	152	13 882	90.8%
14	Bojanala	North West	170	17 614	90.8%
15	Namakwa (NMK)	Northern Cape	22	832	90.5%
16	Johannesburg East	Gauteng	79	9 806	90.3%
17	Tshwane South	Gauteng	94	14 046	90.3%
18	Metro East	Western Cape	74	12 208	90.2%
19	Zf Mgcawu (ZFM)	Northern Cape	20	2 554	90.1%
20	Harry Gwala	KwaZulu-Natal	87	7 713	89.7%
21	Johannesburg South	Gauteng	74	8 870	89.6%
22	Tshwane West	Gauteng	57	10 231	89.6%
23	Fezile Dabi	Free State	63	6 134	89.4%
24	Thabo Mofutsanyana	Free State	101	11 008	89.4%
25	Sedibeng East	Gauteng	33	3 776	89.4%
26	Gauteng West	Gauteng	55	8 963	89.3%
27	Pixley Ka Seme (PXL)	Northern Cape	25	1 711	89.3%
28	King Cetshwayo	KwaZulu-Natal	199	19 045	89.2%
29	Metro North	Western Cape	73	11 569	89.2%
30	Eden and Central Kar	Western Cape	52	7 172	89.1%
31	Umzinyathi	KwaZulu-Natal	140	11 131	89.0%
32	Zululand	KwaZulu-Natal	208	18 679	88.8%
33	Rustenburg	North West	1	195	88.7%
34	Johannesburg Central	Gauteng	70	10 779	88.5%
35	Joe Gqabi	Eastern Cape	49	4 638	88.4%
36	Chris Hani East	Eastern Cape	58	5 306	88.1%
37	Xhariep	Free State	28	1 574	87.9%
38	Ekurhuleni South	Gauteng	75	15 488	87.9%
39	Capricorn North	Limpopo	137	8 785	87.9%
40	Ehlanzeni	Mpumalanga	140	17 225	87.9%
41	Mopani West	Limpopo	110	9 695	87.8%
42	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	North West	67	7 049	87.8%
43	Metro South	Western Cape	70	10 468	87.7%
44	Nelson Mandela	Eastern Cape	100	13 007	87.4%
45	Ekurhuleni North	Gauteng	87	13 424	87.4%
46	West Coast	Western Cape	27	3 264	87.4%
47	Gauteng North	Gauteng	16	2 511	87.3%
48	Nkangala	Mpumalanga	158	16 285	87.3%
49	Dr Ruth S Mompati	North West	84	6 086	87.2%
50	John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG)	Northern Cape	32	3 939	87.0%
51	Metro Central	Western Cape	82	9 826	87.0%
52	Vhembe West	Limpopo	131	10 982	86.9%
53	Gert Sibande	Mpumalanga	123	16 231	86.9%
54	Sekhukhune East	Limpopo	146	9 845	86.7%
55	Sarah Baartman	Eastern Cape	51	4 031	86.3%
56	Frances Baard (FB)	Northern Cape	47	5 048	86.3%
57	Uthukela	KwaZulu-Natal	140	12 098	86.2%
58	Lejweleputswa	Free State	75	7 770	86.0%
59	Sedibeng West	Gauteng	46	7 479	86.0%
60	Vhembe East	Limpopo	157	17 316	85.9%
61	Ngaka Modiri Molema	North West	127	9 969	85.6%
62	Buffalo City	Eastern Cape	127	12 314	85.3%
63	Mopani East	Limpopo	133	10 169	85.1%
64	Capricorn South	Limpopo	161	14 459	85.0%
65	Cape Winelands	Western Cape	68	8 979	84.5%
66	Amathole East	Eastern Cape	88	9 058	84.4%
67	Alfred Nzo West	Eastern Cape	84	10 570	84.3%
68	Chris Hani West	Eastern Cape	85	6 358	83.8%
69	Gauteng East	Gauteng	59	10 082	83.7%
70	Sekhukhune South	Limpopo	153	10 356	83.7%
71	Bohlabela	Mpumalanga	140	15 691	83.4%
72	Waterberg	Limpopo	54	4 052	82.8%
73	Or Tambo Coastal	Eastern Cape	83	14 552	82.2%
74	Or Tambo Inland	Eastern Cape	100	13 769	81.5%
75	Alfred Nzo East	Eastern Cape	45	8 112	81.1%
76	Amathole West	Eastern Cape	90	4 765	80.3%

A district's pass rate is the combined pass rate of all its schools with 2025 results (candidates who passed ÷ candidates who wrote), weighted by the number who wrote. Districts as listed in the DBE school masterlist. Source: SchoolsInfo analysis of the Department of Basic Education 2025 NSC School Performance Report.