Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November
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
With 7.9-million young South Africans out of work or with very little education or training opportunities, who looks out for their aspirations?
A six-point plan will help to drive the president’s youth employment intervention but it is essential that the experiences of young people are prioritised in its design and delivery
The Eastern Cape had the most-improved performance, and the Free State achieved its top spot in the provincial pecking order
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
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the country is moving closer to its goals
Some of the country’s top learners didn’t realise they had done so well
The pupils have been tasked to work towards the fourth industrial revolution
The Isibindi programme helps child-headed families to rise above their circumstances
‘We must make sure that in 2018 all academically deserving students are admitted freely in SA universities and FET colleges’
Institutions and families must teach values in a decaying society and adverse economic conditions
Progressing learners through grade 11 won’t solve education’s plight – improved leadership, teaching ability and accountability are also crucial.
Senior academic at the University of Johannesburg Dr Andre van Zyl says universities enroll just over a quarter of youth who complete matric.
Pressure is being put on failing matrics to forgo writing to massage the pass rate, say educators.
Schools keep pass rates up by limiting subject choices – sacrificing our poorest pupils’ futures, says Martin Prew.
The unemployment rate in South Africa is at crisis level and it should be declared a state of emergency, writes Ronald Bownes.
The failure of education is political and goes back to the importance we attach to it, says Songezo Zibi.
The annual matric results symbolise for a passing moment the nation’s education health — and this year the prognosis was good.
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/ 1 December 2010
The KwaZulu-Natal branch of the Sadtu has called on "biased marking" in favour of black matriculants, the <em>Sowetan</em> reported.