The Gauteng province had the largest number of candidates writing this year, with a provincial increase of 17.55%. The Gauteng education department has created an innovative and yet convenient way for learners to access their NSC 2021 results.
The global closure of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic forced education systems to come up with alternative ways of teaching and learning.
Gauteng education has come up with an GPG Matric App for the class of 2021 to access their results.
The department says that the GPG Matric App allows you to access your results using your smartphone or any device with internet access as soon as the results are released.
Click on the link below, get familiar with the results system and let the countdown begin.
https://results.gauteng.gov.za
Access to this education technology (ed tech) differs across and within countries—with students in high-income countries and communities much more likely to have access to online, virtual schooling than their peers in low- and middle-income countries and communities.
However, there had been campaigns and the government also trying to close the digital divide so that no child is left behind.
Irrespective of the hurdles faced by pupils studying during this time, Lesufi said some of the milestones achieved included the quality of passes, progressed pupils, spatial distribution, gender, achievement in mathematics and science, achievement in language and the number of university endorsements when referring to the class of 2020.
The Gauteng province had achieved the highest number of candidates qualifying for bachelor studies in 2020, and the education department is yet to release the 2021 matric results.
