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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has lambasted the province’s 2025 matric performance, describing its drop from second to third place nationally as unacceptable and calling for urgent intervention.</p>
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<p id="block-180ca052-b56f-46d7-acfb-33a03218cc33">By Akani Nkuna<br><br><strong>Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has lambasted the province’s 2025 matric performance, describing its drop from second to third place nationally as unacceptable and calling for urgent intervention.</strong></p>



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<p id="block-180ca052-b56f-46d7-acfb-33a03218cc33">Speaking at the provincial matric results awards ceremony in Centurion on Tuesday, Lesufi warned that without swift corrective measures, Gauteng risks reversing gains made in recent years.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center" id="block-180ca052-b56f-46d7-acfb-33a03218cc33"><strong>ALSO READ:</strong> <a href="https://insidemetros.co.za/2026/01/13/education-districts-break-records-with-80-pass-rates/">Education districts break records with 80% pass rates</a></p>



<p class="has-text-align-left" id="block-180ca052-b56f-46d7-acfb-33a03218cc33">“This is not the standard for Gauteng. This is not where we should be, considering the resources we invest in education. There is no way we can be happy with position three,” Lesufi said.<br><br>“This kind of performance is not ideal and is not acceptable. We need to find a way forward. If we do not change the system, we risk falling even further. We must rework and reengineer it.”<br><br>Gauteng was overtaken by the Free State despite achieving its highest-ever matric pass </p><p class="imp-syndication-notice"><a href="https://insidemetros.co.za/2026/01/14/gauteng-overtaken-by-free-state-despite-highest-matric-pass-rate/">Subscribe to read the full article.</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://insidemetros.co.za/2026/01/14/gauteng-overtaken-by-free-state-despite-highest-matric-pass-rate/">Gauteng overtaken by Free State despite highest matric pass rate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://insidemetros.co.za">Inside Metros</a>.</p>
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