Programme Director,
Ministers and Deputy Ministers, including my Deputy Minister, Dr Mhaule Directors-General, led by the Director-General in the Presidency,
Members of the Parliamentary Portfolio and Select Committees on Basic Education, Members of our Provincial Executive Councils responsible for Education,
Representatives of Umalusi,
Members of our educator unions,
Representatives of our School Governing Body associations,
Esteemed guests,
Colleagues,
District Directors, Educators,
Parents and learners,
members of the media,
And the viewers watching at home,
Good Evening.

It is an incredible privilege to stand before you today as we mark an important day in the life of our nation — the release of the 2024 National Senior Certificate results.

This occasion is not only a moment to recognise the accomplishments of our learners but is also an opportunity for us as a country to reflect on the health of our basic education system at the start of 2025.

It is a pivotal moment in which we must reflect on the quality of the education outcomes we are achieving and what we need to do to expand access to quality in the schooling system for all our learners.

As we are on the eve of the 31st anniversary of South Africa’s democratic transition in 1994, we must ask ourselves whether we are giving meaningful expression to the Constitutional right of every person to receive basic education.

Click here to download full version of Minister Gwarube's Speech during Release of the 2024 National Senior Certificate Results.

2024 NSC School Performance Report