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Minister hails 94% matric pass rate for prisoners
Cape Times
|January 20, 2026
FIFTEEN of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) 18 schools have recorded a 100% matric pass rate.
DCS yesterday announced an overall pass rate of 94,4% for the 2025 matric results, and in total, inmates achieved 132 distinctions.
Usethubeni Youth School at Westville Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal produced the highest number of distinctions with 58, followed closely by Baviaanspoort Youth School with 56. The KwaZulu-Natal Region was also congratulated for registering the highest number of learners and achieving the most Bachelor passes.
Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald celebrated the inmates academic achievements at Goodwood Correctional Centre yesterday.
A total of 180 inmates from 18 DCS schools across the country sat for the 2025 NSC examinations, joining thousands of other matriculants nationwide.
Groenewald described the announcement as a proud moment for the Department and the country at large.
This story is from the January 20, 2026 edition of Cape Times.
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