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By Khaya Koko

Partner Content

/ 26 March 2024

Mid-year exams and their critical role in shaping matric success and uni prospects

High marks in these exams can significantly enhance a student’s application

By Dingaan Moropane

Education

/ 20 January 2022

Basic education minister celebrates the top achievers in the class of 2021

Angie Motshekga says 2021’s matrics are in ‘a class of their own’ for having persevered through Covid-19 pandemic for two years

By Marcia Zali

Education

/ 15 September 2021

Matric exam timetable changes to accommodate elections

Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November

By Chris Gilili

Education

/ 13 June 2021

To succeed, learners need help in making the right subject choices

Every year an average of 300 000 learners leave school before reaching matric. Rather than waiting for young people to become disengaged, there are easy ways we can set them up for success

By Bonginkosi Mchunu

Education

/ 11 December 2020

‘No national matric rewrite’, says court

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

By Bongekile Macupe

Education

/ 10 December 2020

Matric results may be withheld if rewrite decision is set aside

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

By Bongekile Macupe

Education

/ 8 December 2020

Learners take Motshekga to court over matric rewrite

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

By Bongekile Macupe

Education

/ 4 December 2020

Matrics to rewrite two leaked exam papers

The maths and physical science question papers will be rewritten on 15 and 17 December to protect the credibility of the national senior certificate

By Bongekile Macupe

Coronavirus

/ 21 November 2020

Testing times for grade 12 learners

Strict Covid protocols are in place for the exams, with special provision made for those who test positive

By Bongekile Macupe

Education

/ 7 November 2020

A message to the Class of 2020: You are equal to this challenge

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

By Bongekile Macupe

Article

/ 31 January 2020

Education system fails undocumented learners

Despite a court order, the education system is failing learners who do not have documents, both those born here and those from other countries

By Bongekile Macupe

Article

/ 17 January 2020

Get over the No 1 matric obsession

The obsessive drive by provincial departments of education to be ranked the best performing province in the matric exams is dangerous and risks compromising the value of education in the South African public school system. MECs for education downplay this as “healthy competition” but I’ve covered the release of matric results for long enough now […]

By Bongekile Macupe

Education

/ 17 January 2020

Weak matrics culled for better results

Just 7% of learners writing a two-year matric programme created to help them passed
and a mere 0.003% got distinctions

By Bongekile Macupe

Article

/ 7 January 2020

Motshekga congratulates poor, rural schools for producing brilliant learners

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

By Bongekile Macupe

Article

/ 18 December 2019

Matric is not the be-all and end-all of achieving one’s potential

Every year a flurry of suicides occur after matric results are announced. We need to help our children to put things in perspective

By Simon Crane

Article

/ 22 November 2019

Libraries build services and communities

But librarians face difficulties in a society where the culture of reading is not widespread

By Cecilia Sani

Article

/ 13 September 2019

Provinces push for matric passes

This week, Bongekile Macupe looks at the provinces’ motivations for the excess workload put on matric students

By Bongekile Macupe

Article

/ 13 September 2019

EDITORIAL: State’s empty-headed PR

When journalists send questions to government spokespersons, they do not do so because they are bored and have nothing to do

By Editorial

Article

/ 5 July 2019

Leadership can fix poor schooling

School district officials and principals can achieve great results if they collaborate meaningfully

By Vusumzi Chuta

Article

/ 1 March 2019

Teachers should write matric exams to boost their subject knowledge

The scripts of grade 7 to 9 educators will be assessed to identify where they need support

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 1 December 2017

Matriculants need moral guidance

Institutions and families must teach values in a decaying society and adverse economic conditions

By Tutu Faleni

Article

/ 23 October 2017

All systems go as Matric exams kick off

The Department of Basic Education has said it is confident that the examination will run smoothly.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 9 June 2017

Editorial: One exam won’t level the playing field

If facilities at public schools are not seriously upgraded, including teaching staff, the inequality will not just disappear.

By Editorial

Article

/ 9 June 2017

Single matric exam a step closer

The department believes it will promote equality but others say it’d be wiser to improve public schooling

By Bongekile Macupe

Article

/ 27 January 2017

Matric really does start in grade one

Maths is a stumbling block for young peoples’ future and they tripped up in primary school.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 4 January 2017

Matric results 2016: Bachelor’s passes for more than 150 000 pupils

More schools achieved a 100% pass rate in 2016 compared to 2015.

By Prega Govender

Article

/ 21 November 2016

Ministerial tardiness leaves matric students without novels in African languages

Local writes and publishers say enough new titles are available, but that the ministerial approval process is entirely unclear.

By Prega Govender

Article

/ 4 November 2016

Spare the penalty, spoil the ‘cheats’

Pupils at 18 schools were accused of copying during their matric exams, but didn’t show up for hearings. Now they’re being allowed to rewrite

By Prega Govender

Article

/ 1 November 2016

Hawks, SAPS launch probe into leaked maths exam paper

Basic education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said pupils at a few schools in Giyani, Limpopo had access to the maths paper before it was written.

By Prega Govender

Article

/ 28 October 2016

Stop the education blame game

Matrics in the class of 2016 are about to write their final exams and need positive support

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 9 June 2016

Three matric pass rates?!

The department of education insists this is not a bid to ‘massage’ or obscure matters but to better measure results.

By Prega Govender

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