Education department failed to build or renovate schools in four provinces in 2023-44 financial year
Provincial departments of education blame late applications and building budget constraints as reasons some learners are still not in classrooms
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
Umalusi has approved the release of the 2020 matric results saying that it did not find systemic irregularities that compromised the exam
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
The basic education department has said that it is almost done with the marking process and that the capturing of marks is in progress.
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
Strict Covid protocols are in place for the exams, with special provision made for those who test positive
They have been unable to return to their school in North West because the hostel is closed
We cannot simply accept that 75 000 young people or more have dropped out of school this year and that life continues as normal — we need to give them opportunities
Out of more than 25 000 schools in the country, 8 047 were in hotspots and 6 995 of these were public schools. And most of Gauteng’s and the Western Cape’s schools are in hotspots
After a week’s delay, the basic education minister said the majority of schools are ready to open, but added that ‘the golden rule is, there will be no school that will resume, if not ready to do so’
The way in which Angie Motshekga has handled the reopening of schools has caused many people to lose confidence in her
Protests by local suppliers have delayed PPE delivery, which according to the DBE, is one of the reasons the reopening of schools has been pushed back until June 8
With schools set to reopen as the lockdown eases, teachers say too few classrooms, dodgy toilets and inadequate water make it difficult to teach safely
Autumn matric camps cancelled as the actions of some provinces accused of being ‘tantamount to treason’ for wanting to keep them open
From next year, high school athletes may start being policed and punished for using banned steroids.
The department announced on Thursday that Mathanzima Mweli had been appointed as DG after a "rigorous interview and vetting process".