While education authorities celebrate the 87.3% pass rate for 2024, only 50% of pupils made it from grade 1 to grade 12. And young people also struggle to get jobs regardless of whether they matriculate or not.
Quality assurer Umalusi said it found no discrepancies during its evaluation of the 2024 NSC examinations
Institutions of higher learning cannot accommodate the tens of thousands of grade 12s who attain a Bachelor’s pass
Using an ubuntu-based approach, centring care, creativity and climate, the education system can be changed to better align with aspirations and market needs
Teachers must ensure mental health and create relevance for children of the digital age who know about identity diversity, global crises and an uncertain world
Global learning is using new technologies, partnerships and innovative methods to be a relevant force in a rapidly changing world
Institutions of higher learning cannot accommodate the tens of thousands of grade 12s who attain a Bachelor’s pass
Crawford International’s grade 12 class of 2024 has continued the 100% pass rate standard
Forty-two percent of St John’s matriculants achieved four or more distinctions and 124 secured a bachelor’s pass
The general education certificate will recognise learner achievements at the end of the compulsory schooling phase
An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation
Failing matric not only dents self-confidence, it closes many doors. But help is at hand if you know where to look
Schools that boast of perfect pass rates often do so at the expense of weaker learners who are rooted out well ahead of the final exams.
There is a programme for people to rewrite their national certificate outside of the school system, but they aren’t monitored and they need a study material portal, free data and academic support
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
For the past four years, the matric results in Tshwane South has been the leading district in Gauteng. The formula to success has been involving the parents
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
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
The department of basic education has announced that the class of 2020 will sit for its final examinations later than usual.
Losing an academic year is untenable, but a return to class must be safe and all learners must benefit
Ahead of their opening, the basic education department has given schools three models to consider to ensure physical distancing
Last week my helper’s daughter started grade 8 at a girls’ high school in Soweto. She told her mother years before going to high school that she wanted to attend a girls school because she did not want to deal with boys bullying her. But her first week at the girls’ school is not what […]
With 12-million students in 26 000 schools, the education system is under pressure to teach the next generation. Education minister says it’s working
When journalists send questions to government spokespersons, they do not do so because they are bored and have nothing to do
Minister says key focus will be on teaching children in early grades to read and do maths
The majority of the schools are from KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 schools had no national senior certificate passes.
Basic education is looking at excluding a baby rape question from a matric exam paper after it caused an uproar with teachers, pupils and parents.