There are jubilant scenes across the country as youngsters continue to receive their results for the 2018 matric examinations.
Learners started flocking to newspaper outlets as early as 22:00 on Thursday evening to get their hands on a newspaper with the matric results.
The overall matric pass figure improved by 3.1 percentage points to 78.2%.
Gauteng had the highest pass rate of 87.1% and the Eastern Cape was the most improved province with a pass rate of just over 70%.
Learners in Soweto who dashed to receive their results at midnight say they are excited to possibly be entering tertiary institutions.
“I am feeling so excited and I am planning to do PR,” says one learner.
Another learner says will study mechanical engineering as he managed to pass well.
KwaZulu-Natal achieved a 76.2% pass rate; an improvement of 3.3 percentage points compared to 2017.
Learners in the Northern Cape say they are also feeling very optimistic and have high hopes for the future.
The province achieved a 73.3% overall pass rate.
Meanwhile, Mpumalanga Education MEC Sibusiso Malaza says despite many challenges faced in 2018, the province aims to pass the 80% mark in 2019.
The province achieved a 73.3% overall pass rate, placing them at the country’s fifth spot.
