Access and success must be revisited
- 18 Mar 2013 13:44 - Pauline Machika
- A study of efforts to assist disadvantaged students points to the need for changes.
Mixed signals in post-school system
- 15 Feb 2013 11:36 - Nico Cloete
- Colleges are vital in the attempt to unscramble the confusion at the doors of higher learning that leave thousands in limbo.
Matriculants want universities -- not FETs
- 11 Jan 2013 09:59 - Bongani Nkosi
- School leavers still see universities as their first choice, above FET colleges, despite attempts by government to try to persuade them otherwise.
Nzimande cleaning house to avoid another UJ stampede
- 11 Oct 2012 16:52 - Aneesa Fazel
- Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has unveiled his plan to better manage the admission of thousands of prospective students to universities.
US Supreme Court divided on affirmative action
- 11 Oct 2012 13:41 - Sapa-AFP
- A US Supreme Court fight over an affirmative action plan at the University of Texas could change the face of admissions in higher education in the US.
Free market for the best students
- 19 Aug 2012 12:56 - Anna Fazackerley
- Even elite, research-intensive universities may find themselves touting for candidates, but this won't help applicants whose grades fell short.
Moving towards plan B: Use the gap to get ahead
- 20 Jan 2012 09:12 - Staff Reporter
- The disappointment of matric results is not the end of the world -- kick-start your future by using this time wisely.
Past sins revisited and corrected
- 13 Jan 2012 13:18 - Max Price
- In the second of his two-part article, Max price explains why UCT uses race in deciding who to admit.
Sub-par matric is a ticket to desperation
- 13 Jan 2012 13:05 - Nan Yeld
- The dramatic rise in the pass rate over the past two years raises unrealistic expectations about entry into higher education.
'It would be criminal to deny them access'
- 13 Jan 2012 12:01 - Bongani Nkosi
- At the centre of the University of Johannesburg crisis is its vice-chancellor, Professor Ihron Rensburg. He spoke to Bongani Nkosi.
In defence of race-based policy
- 06 Jan 2012 13:07 - Max Price
- In the first of a two-part article Max Price argues that universities have to consider students' socioeconomic status.
UFS raises admissions requirements
- 30 Jul 2010 06:00 - Lecture Notes
- New admissions criteria for entry to undergraduate programmes at the University of the Free State (UFS) will take effect immediately.
Matric headache for universities
- 22 Aug 2009 06:00 - Prim Gower
- Primarashni Gower says there is great concern about the date grade 12 results will be made known.
