SACAI Newsletter
March 2023
SACAI celebrates our top performers
SACAI had its first-ever celebratory function to honour the candidates and institutions for their outstanding achievements. The candidates flew in from all over South Africa. The SACAI 2022 NSC candidates had a pass rate of 72%. We are incredibly proud of our learners and congratulate them on their results. Hard work pays off.
SACAI had 4 951 Grade 12 candidates registered for the 2022 SACAI NSC examination. This is a 24% increase in the number of candidates since 2021. SACAI obtained 1 474 Bachelors passes, 866 Diploma passes, and 343 Higher Certificate passes. The overall pass rate for the Class of 2022 is 72%.
The SACAI candidates achieved a combined number of 1 302 distinctions in 2022 – a 32% improvement from 2021. Candidates in the Western Cape did the best with a 77% pass rate, followed by Gauteng with a 74% pass rate. There were 89 designated examination venues across South Africa.
Danielle Vierbergen, an Online Education Candidate enrolled at Teneo, is the top achieving candidate with seven distinctions and an average of 93,43% (highest average). Tristan Moodly, Chantelle Visser (Optimi), and Asma Paruk (Qurtuba Online) also obtained seven distinctions each.
The top performing Institutions were Qurtuba Online and Syllabus Learning. In addition, 17 Institutions had a 100% pass rate.
Top Performing Centres
Top Candidates
Front row. Left to right: Fatima Randeree (Optimi), Danielle Vierbergen (Teneo), Clarissa Iyver (Teneo), Danika Chetty (Optimi), Kayla de Lange (Teneo) and Christelle Visser (Optimi).
Back. Left to right: Vicky Moraitis from Think Digital, Louise Schoonwinkel from Optimi, Tallulah Jones (Opimi), Haley Perrow (Optimi), Keith Maseko (CEO), Louisa Lemmer (chairperson of SACAI) and Waseem Laher from Quartuba Online Learning.
Top Institutions
Left to right: John Shaw (Teneo), Vicky Moraitis (Think Digital), Louise Schoonwinkel (Optimi), Keith Maseko (CEO), Louisa Lemmer (chairperson of SACAI), Cherene van Deventer (Syllabis Learning) and Waseem Laher from Quartuba Online Learning.
SACAI Industrious NSC Staff
Left to right: Morakane Rakimane, Theodora Mashazi, Mické van der Westhuizen, Keith Maseko, Maryna Besseling, Tshegofatjo Machaba and Emily Mokhoema.
Solidarity Helping Hand will graciously assist Danielle in obtaining her driving license and a psychometric test to help her determine what she wants to study next year. The top candidates are true ambassadors for online schooling in South Africa. We wish them all the best with their future endeavours and further studies.
Hear and see what the top students had to say by clicking on the button below.
ABET candidates are super stars
The October/November 2022 examinations were the first time SACAI offered the General Education and Training Certificate: Adult Basic Education and Training (GETC: ABET) qualification as an accredited assessment body. This examination session bore testimony to the investment in the ABET sector that SACAI persists in making and the rewards we hope to continue to reap for many sessions to come.
324 candidates registered to write the October/November 2022 examinations from 32 centres across the country. The overall pass rate was 71% of learners who wrote. Natural Science saw the most significant performance improvement, with 79% of the candidates passing this subject. Mathematical Literacy also saw a gain of 38% pass rate. Candidates who achieved merits worth mentioning came from Pilanesberg Platinum Mine (22 merits), Corkwood Academy (9 merits), Kloof AET Centre (4 merits) and Bana Ba Thari (2 merits).
SACAI congratulates all the GETC: ABET candidates that wrote the October/November 2022 examinations.
Sibanye Stillwater Beatrix Mine AET Graduation Ceremony
SACAI was honoured to accept an invitation to attend Sibanye Stillwater’s Beatrix Mine graduation ceremony for the AET Class of 2022. It was a festive occasion with live performances from the AET choir and motivational speeches from Sibanye’s management. SACAI commended Sibanye’s celebration and acknowledgement of the academic performances of its AET learners. However, adult basic education needs more advocacy, and this was a shining example of the outcomes of committing to and championing this program. Something that SACAI continues to invest in.
With that, another hearty congratulation to the graduating class of 2022.
SACAI's YouTube channel
SACAI has a dedicated YouTube channel – @sacai.assessment where you can see the Awards function’s videos and hear why the top candidates preferred online schooling. There are also other informational videos to explain online schooling, the role of the NSC and ABET and many more topics to enjoy.
Click the button below to visit our YouTube channel and please let us know what you think.
If you have videos about online schooling and ABET that you would like to share, please contact us at communication@sacai.org.za
