Motshekga: No crisis in quality of education
- 03 Jan 2013 15:16 - Devereaux Morkel
- There is no crisis in the quality of education in Gauteng and South Africa, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has said.
Focus on matric pass rates is misleading, say experts
- 03 Jan 2013 06:35 - Nickolaus Bauer
- The quality of results achieved by this year's matrics remains a concern despite a 3.7 percentage point increase in the 2012 pass rate.
Jansen: Employers dismayed by graduates' lack of basic skills
- 19 Jan 2012 13:01 - Victoria John
- UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen says students are graduating from weaker universities with the same lack of basic skills as when they left school.
Umalusi defends matric mark adjustments
- 09 Jan 2012 19:30 - Victoria John
- Umalusi says none of the marks for the 11 adjusted matric subjects were changed by more than 5% and is part of a standardisation process.
.jpg/100x100/)
Too much focus on matric pass rate, say analysts
- 04 Jan 2012 16:05 - Faranaaz Parker
- South Africa's obsession with the matric pass rate is set to resurface as Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga releases the 2011 matric pass rate.
Creating a second (and third) chance
- 18 Apr 2011 09:41 - Liz Burroughs
- Umalusi aims to implement new options for adults.
Perverting the system
- 01 Apr 2011 00:00 - Nick Taylor
- There is strong evidence to indicate that principals weeded out higher-risk candidates to increase the 2010 matric pass rate.
No stars for soccer school
- 30 Jul 2010 07:24 - Staff Reporter
- Poor results and neglect throw spotlight on the once highly regarded Transnet School of Excellence soccer academy.
