In 2019, 20 829 Grade 9 learners from 519 schools participated in TIMSS. Samples in the Gauteng and Western Cape provinces were boosted from 30 to 150 schools, while other provinces assessed learners in 30 schools.
The Fast Facts provide information about learner achievement, age, home resources, language, school physical resources, and school environment and climate, and school safety by school type (no-fee, fee-paying, and independent).
TIMSS 2019 included 11 891 Grade 5 learners from 291 schools.
The Fast Facts provide information about learner achievement, age, home resources, language, school physical resources, and school environment and climate, and school safety by school type (no-fee, fee-paying, and independent).
12 514 Grade 9 learners from 292 schools took part in TIMSS 2015.
The Fast Facts provide information related to learner achievement, age, home resources, language, school physical resources, and school environment and climate, and school safety by school type (no-fee, fee-paying, and independent).
TIMSS 2015 included 10 932 Grade 5 learners from 297 schools.
The Fast Facts provide information related to learner achievement, age, home resources, language, school physical resources, and school environment and climate by school type (no-fee, fee-paying, and independent).
In 2011, 10 085 Grade 9 learners from 285 schools were assessed in TIMSS in South Africa.
The Fast Facts outline learners’ average achievement in mathematics and science in relation to the five international benchmarks, gender, age, poverty quintile, test language, and frequency of bullying.
4 261 Grade 9 learners from 238 schools took part in TIMSS 2003.
The Fast Facts provide learners’ average achievement in mathematics and science in relation to the five international benchmarks, gender, ex-racial department, and test language.
TIMSS 2003 included 8 952 Grade 8 learners from 225 schools.
The Fast Facts focus on learners’ average achievement in mathematics and science in relation to the five international benchmarks, gender, ex-racial department, and test language.
In 1999, 8 147 Grade 8 learners from 194 schools were assessed in TIMSS in South Africa.
The Fast Facts highlight learners’ average achievement in mathematics and science in relation to the five international benchmarks, gender, age, and test language.
In the first TIMSS cycle conducted in South Africa in 1995, 4 491 Grade 8 learners were assessed in 114 schools.
Learners’ average achievement in mathematics and science is presented in relation to the five international benchmarks and the test language. There is limited data available for this cycle of TIMSS.