The 1976 youth riots in Soweto, celebrated as “Youth Day” since 1994, resulted from the claim by the ANC that the Bantu Education Act was designed to keep black South African children uneducated so that they cannot ever rise to become more than servants and gardeners. This week the ANC minister of Education announced that..
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ANC-minister of Education wants to keep black SA children uneducated with new General Education Certificate (GEC) issued at Grade 9
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ANC-regime’s ‘Two-year’ matric grand plan flops as only 8% of progressed pupils pass – But they still blame Verwoerd for the current flaws in education system?
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The government’s grand move to have “progressed” matric pupils write their exams over two years has bombed – only 8% passed The results of these pupils, who were pushed into matric after failing grade 11 more than once, were disclosed to the Sunday Times by the department of basic education last week. SA’s latest matric..
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ANC-government wants to close down about 3,000 schools’ doors due to a reduction learner numbers
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The Department of Basic Education is aiming to close a few thousand schools due to the reduction in student numbers. The schools that are affected the most in the country have apparently received notice that a certain number of pupils are required to keep a school’s doors open. The majority of schools are located in..
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Public schools may no longer turn away learners due to age , SA pupils can now theoretically still sit at school desks even if they are 25-years old
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In the previous dispensation, children, or scholars, completed their school career when they reached the age of 18 or 19. With the Department of Basic Education’s policy that no learner may stay in a standard or grade for more than two years, this means that if a learner enters the secondary school phase by the..
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Teach maths, science and IT instead of masturbation, after Department of Basic Education’s new life skill curriculum caused a stir on social media
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Minister Angie Motshekga and her department should hang their heads in shame for prioritising masturbation, party president Kenneth Meshoe says. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) said on Monday that the country’s basic education minister and her department should hang their heads in shame for prioritising the teaching of masturbation over maths, science and Information..
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Children in South Africa’s aren’t getting the mental health care they need
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has received increased scientific, clinical and public attention over the past few decades. It’s the most common psychiatric disorder in children – affecting 2% to 16% of the school going population.
But in South Africa data on prevalence rates, access to care, and treatment for ADHD is limited. Despite the known efficacy of treatment, access to health care and treatment remains limited for many children in the country. This is a problem as untreated ADHD results in substantial costs and has a negative impact both on educational attainment and quality of life.
We have recently completed a study that looked at the mental health barriers South African school children face. Our research focused on the work of a not for profit organisation, set up in 2017 to provide mental health screening services for school children and with a particular focus on ADHD.
Our research found a prevalence rate of 2.5% among the more th
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Grade 3 ‘school book’ on sex is causing quite a stir in the education department
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The Department of Education denies that a book that describes how a man and a woman has sex is one of his textbooks. Social media has been asking questions about an extract from an unknown book in recent weeks. At a picture of a man lying on top of a woman, says: “It is called..
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Four schools torched in a week: It’s a disgrace! – Hundreds of children will be affected by the vandalism
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The loss of four schools to arson in a week carries a cost of as much as R160-million if government needs to rebuild them. The human cost is to the hundreds of children affected by the vandalism. Yet the culprits evade repercussions.
The Department of Basic Education – which is affected by budget cuts – is outraged at this state of affairs.
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Basic Education Department – No repeat year for pupils under 10
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Pupils under the age of 10 years could soon “cruise through” their foundation phase without repeating a grade, if the new “learner progression” plan being mooted by the Department of Basic Education goes ahead.
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga recently said in Parliament that expert opinion suggested it was not beneficial for pupils in the lower grades, between the ages of 6 and 10, to repeat a grade.
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