He passed his matric in 1903 and decided to join the Khalsa College at Amritsar.
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Barely a third of black pupils pass their matric, whereas almost all whites do.
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It is more commonly referred to as matric, which is itself short for matriculation.
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If the 2010 matric results are anything to go by, it may not do much better.
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Besides, the pass mark for many matric subjects is a mere 30%.
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He was only there for a term and a half after passing his matric at Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town.
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Last year it achieved an 80% pass rate, and half of its matric candidates qualified for university.
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This can mean that white students have to get a matric mark some 20-30 percentage points higher than their black peers.
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The latest matric results published this month showed a fall in the overall pass rate to 61%, compared with 73% in 2003.
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Matriculation: admission to a group (especially a college or university)
Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination.
MATRIC (Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center) is a fast-growing non-profit research organization based in South Charleston, West Virginia.Hohman, George. (October 4, 2007) Research Organization gets new leader, Charleston Daily Mail, p. ...
(matrist) Someone who favors their mother over their father; Favoring the mother over the father