More than 345,000 grade 12 learners in South Africa qualified for university entrance following the 2025 school leaving exams, representing 46 percent of all students who passed.
This figure marks the largest number of university-qualified graduates on record in the country, more than doubling the total recorded a decade prior.
While transitioning from secondary school to higher education presents a significant change for incoming students, a study indicates that peer and institutional mentors play a helpful role in navigating this academic shift.
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