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matric

Backlogs: Learners pay the price with their mental health
Thought Leader
/ 20 February 2025

Backlogs: Learners pay the price with their mental health

The systemic failures in education mean that learners are not adequately prepared for their matric year

By Nduvho Ramulongo
‘Good’ matric results do not tell the whole picture of SA education
Opinion
/ 8 February 2025

‘Good’ matric results do not tell the whole picture of SA education

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.

By Ian Russell
Why you are not guaranteed a place at university even if you have the credentials
Opinion
/ 1 February 2025

Why you are not guaranteed a place at university even if you have the credentials

Institutions of higher learning cannot accommodate the tens of thousands of grade 12s who attain a Bachelor’s pass

By Nadine Petersen and Tinus van Zyl
What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa
Education
/ 31 January 2025

What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa

In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior certificate results. Five years later, he examines what this means for South African education

By Azwinndini Muronga
The ubuntu economy can help tackle South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis
Top Achievers 2025
/ 31 January 2025

The ubuntu economy can help tackle South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis

Using an ubuntu-based approach, centring care, creativity and climate, the education system can be changed to better align with aspirations and market needs

By Tebogo Moalusi
The classroom must adapt for Generation Alpha
Top Achievers 2025
/ 31 January 2025

The classroom must adapt for Generation Alpha

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

By Dave Swart
The future of international education is brighter than ever
Top Achievers 2025
/ 31 January 2025

The future of international education is brighter than ever

Global learning is using new technologies, partnerships and innovative methods to be a relevant force in a rapidly changing world

By Anthony C Ogden
Why you are not guaranteed a place at university even if you have the credentials
Top Achievers 2025
/ 31 January 2025

Why you are not guaranteed a place at university even if you have the credentials

Institutions of higher learning cannot accommodate the tens of thousands of grade 12s who attain a Bachelor’s pass

By Nadine Petersen and Tinus van Zyl
What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa
Top Achievers 2025
/ 31 January 2025

What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa

In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior certificate results. Five years later, he examines what this means for South African education

By Azwinndini Muronga
Matric class of 2024 emerges triumphant
Top Achievers 2025
/ 31 January 2025

Matric class of 2024 emerges triumphant

Crawford International’s grade 12 class of 2024 has continued the 100% pass rate standard

By Umamah Bakharia
Equity is needed in SA’s education system
Opinion
/ 21 January 2025

Equity is needed in SA’s education system

Congratulations to the matric class of 2024, but systemic changes are needed to create a fair and just education system

By Heloise Sathorar
DA says it wants matric pass mark ‘incrementally’ increased to 50%
Education
/ 16 January 2025

DA says it wants matric pass mark ‘incrementally’ increased to 50%

It’s detractors say the party has accepted the 30% pass because it is enjoying the benefits of the government of national unity

By Umamah Bakharia
Grade 9 certificate to be rolled out at 1000 schools, but shouldn’t be seen as ‘exit option’
Education
/ 9 April 2024

Grade 9 certificate to be rolled out at 1000 schools, but shouldn’t be seen as ‘exit option’

The general education certificate will recognise learner achievements at the end of the compulsory schooling phase

By Umamah Bakharia
Matric results a misleading indicator of the education system
Opinion
/ 12 February 2024

Matric results a misleading indicator of the education system

Celebrating a high pass rate masks deep-seated problems such as the millions of people who did not make it to matric

By Oyisa Sondlo
Matric: Eastern Cape teachers the unsung heroes
Opinion
/ 29 January 2024

Matric: Eastern Cape teachers the unsung heroes

Despite obstacles faced by the learners, their hard work resulted in an 81.4% grade 12 pass rate

By Andile Sokani
Matric class of 2023 bags 82.9% pass rate
Education
/ 19 January 2024

Matric class of 2023 bags 82.9% pass rate

The class of 2023 has obtained the second-highest results in the history of the NSC, according to the basic education department

By Umamah Bakharia
Matric students need mental health support to handle exam stress, Sadag says
Education
/ 8 November 2023

Matric students need mental health support to handle exam stress, Sadag says

A recent poll by Unicef South Africa found that 73% of young people needed mental health support over the past year

By Umamah Bakharia
Schools must allow parents’ voices to be heard to ensure quality education
Thought Leader
/ 31 August 2023

Schools must allow parents’ voices to be heard to ensure quality education

Parents have a vital role in the education ecosystem; however, schools act in ways that leave caregivers feeling alienated and disempowered

By Andisiwe Hlungwane
Should we celebrate the 2022 matric pass rate?
Opinion
/ 25 January 2023

Should we celebrate the 2022 matric pass rate?

One concern is the poor pass rate in maths and a growing number of learners drop to the easier subject of maths literacy.

By Paul Esterhuizen
KwaZulu-Natal students among top matric achievers of 2022 despite load-shedding
Education
/ 23 January 2023

KwaZulu-Natal students among top matric achievers of 2022 despite load-shedding

Parliament’s portfolio committee on basic education has applauded last year’s high national pass rate, but called for strategies to stop cheating in exams

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Three youths share their matric rewrite experiences
Education
/ 7 February 2022

Three youths share their matric rewrite experiences

Failing matric not only dents self-confidence, it closes many doors. But help is at hand if you know where to look

By Sandiswa Gwele
Matric: It’s time to democratise how we assign competence
Education
/ 1 February 2022

Matric: It’s time to democratise how we assign competence

South Africa is obsessed with the matric pass rate but this is not a measure of a person’s competence and excludes them from finding a job

By Nyari Samushonga
Matric results 2021 mapped: how did your school do?
Education
/ 21 January 2022

Matric results 2021 mapped: how did your school do?

Which schools and districts improved and which didn’t? Our complete guide to the 2021 matric results.

By M&G Data Desk
2021 matrics set new record with a pass rate of 76.4%
Education
/ 20 January 2022

2021 matrics set new record with a pass rate of 76.4%

Most bachelor passes and distinctions in the class of came from female learners

By Marcia Zali
Basic education minister celebrates the top achievers in the class of 2021
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
Court rules matric results will be published in the media
Education
/ 18 January 2022

Court rules matric results will be published in the media

Court grants AfriForum’s application to compel the department of basic education to publish matric results in newspapers and online platforms

By Marcia Zali
The problem with schools boasting 100% pass rates
Education
/ 21 December 2021

The problem with schools boasting 100% pass rates

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.

By Jackie Cook
Aunty Mina’s matric breakfasts a boost for Delft’s grade 12s
Education
/ 14 November 2021

Aunty Mina’s matric breakfasts a boost for Delft’s grade 12s

Learners writing their final exams are motivated by the delicious fare served at an oasis in Delft, Cape Town

By Eunice Masson
Tackling youth unemployment requires sustained and coordinated action
Opinion
/ 2 November 2021

Tackling youth unemployment requires sustained and coordinated action

Youth unemployment is not often discussed in all its complexities. Like a game of snakes and ladders, this crisis is the result of compounding roadblocks and U-turns that young South Africans face. Solving it requires coordinated action

By Kristal Duncan-Williams, Mario Meyer, Lethiwe Sinodumo Nkosi and Clotilde Angelucci
New education certificate could help limit school dropouts
Education
/ 22 August 2021

New education certificate could help limit school dropouts

To be effective, the General Education Certificate must plug gaps, not create new ones

By Rahima Essop, Merle Mansfield and Kristal Duncan-Williams
School system produces dropouts who are used to drive unrest
Education
/ 25 July 2021

School system produces dropouts who are used to drive unrest

Our government needs to interrogate our education system because worse is still to come through the hands of the youngsters who they have failed

By Palesa Mofokeng and Bafana Mohale
To succeed, learners need help in making the right subject choices
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
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