Despite more females than males writing Mathematics as a matric subject in 2010 (142,990 versus 120,044), more males than females achieved a mark of 30% or above (62,552 versus 62,197). This resulted in a higher pass rate for males than females (52.1% versus 43.5%). (Report on the National Senior Certificate Examination results, 2010)

This week’s theme: Matric 2010