24 January 2022 1 Min Read
LISTEN | Prison inmates achieve 77% matric pass rate
school test A total of 147 inmates passed out of the 191 who registered to write matric last year. File photo.
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Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola announced the 2021 matric results of prison inmates on Monday.
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Lamola said 147 inmates passed out of the 191 who registered to write matric last year.
Full-time matric pupils achieved an 89.83% pass rate and the pass rate was 77% for full-time and part-time pupils combined.
The minister wants education to be compulsory in prisons.
He said eight schools achieved a 100% pass rate, and “82% of our pupils qualify to register at university or college”.
He was speaking at Barberton Correctional Centre in Mpumalanga.