Matric results data for journalists and researchers
School-level matric (NSC) results for 6 884 South African schools from 2023 to 2025, ready to sort, chart and quote. Free to use with a credit and link to SchoolsInfo.
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Key findings, 2025
- The 2025 national pass rate across 6 884 schools was 88.0% (742 402 candidates wrote), against 83.0% in 2023.
- KwaZulu-Natal had the highest provincial pass rate (90.6%) and Eastern Cape the lowest (84.2%). By province ›
- 673 schools with 20 or more candidates achieved a 100% pass rate; 524 of them are public schools.
- 337 of those 100% schools are no-fee schools serving poorer communities. Best no-fee schools ›
- The best education district was Johannesburg West (Gauteng, 96.2%); the lowest was Amathole West (80.3%). All 76 districts ›
- The most improved school was Madoda Secondary School in Siyabuswa: 28.9% in 2023 to 96.0% in 2025. Top 100 most improved ›
Rankings you can link to
- Top 50 schools in South Africa and by province and town
- All 76 education districts ranked
- The 100 most improved schools, 2023–2025
- Best no-fee schools, nationally and by province
- Every school's own page, for example search for a school's results
What's in the download
One row per school and year: EMIS number, school name, province, district, town, public or private, quintile, fee status, candidates who progressed to Grade 12, wrote, passed, and the pass rate. A link to each school's SchoolsInfo page is included.
How to credit us
Please cite: SchoolsInfo analysis of the Department of Basic Education 2025 NSC School Performance Report (schoolsinfo.co.za), and link to the page you used. The data is released under CC BY 4.0.
Method and caveats
Figures come from the DBE's NSC School Performance Report, which covers full-time candidates at public and independent schools. A pass rate is candidates who passed ÷ candidates who wrote. It doesn't show bachelor passes, subject choices, or learners who dropped out or were held back before Grade 12, so a high pass rate isn't the whole story. Rankings leave out schools with fewer than 20 candidates. See data sources.
The 2026 results are released in January; we update these pages as soon as the DBE publishes the new school performance report.
Media contact
Email hello@schoolsinfo.co.za for comment, custom data for your area, or charts.