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The basic education minister talks of quality passes achieved by the class of 2020, but a closer look at the results tells a different story
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Home languages have remained steady, with a 90% pass mark, but other critical subjects have declined slightly
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
Angie Motshekga was speaking to learners in a secondary school in Pretoria
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Umalusi has approved the release of the 2020 matric results saying that it did not find systemic irregularities that compromised the exam
The basic education department has warned schools against this practice, especially in the light of Covid financial devastation
Learners will be moved to other schools and into mobile classrooms
The effects of the pandemic will still be felt by learners entering the school system in 2028
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South African schools have yet to open for the 2021 academic year and experts are sounding the alarm over lost learning time, especially in the crucial grades one and 12
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The basic education department has said that it is almost done with the marking process and that the capturing of marks is in progress.
Education department delays 2021 academic year as the Covid-19 death and infection rates rise rapidly, but assures 2020 matrics that results will be released on time
Covid disrupted the 2020 academic year but catchup plans have been hatched in the nine provinces, including extra lessons, earlier class times, and subject-specific boot camps
The high court has set aside the decision by the department and education quality assurer Umalusi that matrics would have to rewrite two subject leaked just before the matric exams
This follows an urgent application by individual learners and Sadtu, who wanted the court to set aside a decision by the department for a rewrite of two leaked matric exam papers
The Pretoria high court will rule tomorrow on the case of a rewrite of two matric exam papers that were leaked, after learners and a teachers union challenged the decision in court
The teachers union and several learners will appear before the Pretoria high court on Thursday, where they will ask that Motshekga’s decision for a national rewrite of two leaked matric exams be set aside
This is after the minister announced on Friday that there would be a rewrite of the two subjects that have been leaked to protect the integrity of the exams
Do parents even know that they have a say in the school calendar or do they wait to get the letters at the end of the year telling them when schools close and open?
The maths and physical science question papers will be rewritten on 15 and 17 December to protect the credibility of the national senior certificate
Themba Daniel Shikwambana, who works at a printing company, was granted bail and is due to return to court in January
Strict Covid protocols are in place for the exams, with special provision made for those who test positive
The first investigation into the maths paper two leak is expected to be concluded by the end of November.
Some learners in two provinces had access to the maths paper two leak a few hours before they sat for the exam
Given Covid-19, the ensuing lockdown, and the number of school days lost, the odds have been stacked against this year’s matrics. But our country’s children have previously shown us just how resilient they are
Sadtu has accused the state of being an “uncaring employer” for failing to pay salary increases due two years ago
They have been unable to return to their school in North West because the hostel is closed