You are at:Home»EDUCATION»Makhanda Matrics reach dizzy heights Ntsika Principal Madeleine Schoeman and school clerk Nceba Bikitsha examine the school's matric results on Tuesday 23 February. The school had an 85% pass rate with 46 Bachelor passes. Photo: Sue Maclennan Makhanda Matrics reach dizzy heights By ASHLEY WESTAWAY Makhanda schools have bounced back from the disappointing results of 2019 in style and in the process recorded a collective pass rate of 80% for the first time in the city’s history. Whereas both the national and provincial pass rates declined significantly, the city bucked this trend to post an improvement of just over 4 percentage points. To be specific, the national pass rate declined from 81% in 2019 to 76% in 2020 (5 percentage points) and the Eastern Cape from 77% to 68% (9 percentage points), but Makhanda improved from 76% to 80%. This is a remarkable achievement in many respects. For example: