Cyril Ramaphosa approved the proposed education policy that allows learners to leave school in grade 9. The move will allow learners to obtain a Grade 9 certificate and enter the workforce. Angie Motshekga criticized her proposal for her fierce criticism but it now becomes official ANC policy. According to Ramaphosa, the move will focus on..
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Grade 9 Certificate almost official – learners will now be able to leave school sooner and of course unemployment rate will also rise
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38,9% Is The ‘Real’ Matric Pass Rate, According To The DA
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The DA has claimed that the matric pass rate is incorrect, just after the announcement of the 2019 results by Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga’s bluff saying that her announcement of 81.3% for the 2019 matric pass rate is incorrect and the..
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Rumours that the minimum pass requirement for maths has been “reduced to 20%” is fake says Department of Education- Or is it?
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The government are trying to kill rumours and denies that the minimum pass requirements for math for gr. 7 to gr. 9 are reduced to 20%. However, education unions believe this is not the biggest concern facing this sector at present. Chris Klopper, chief executive of the South African Teachers Union said on Monday that..
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Panyaza Lesufi could be replaced as Gauteng education MEC if AfriForum gets its way
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AfriForum’s campaign demanding the removal of Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi from office began on Wednesday with an online petition calling for his removal. The minority-rights organisation said it would also hand over a memorandum to Gauteng premier David Makhura at his offices in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday, in which it will ask that..
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Lesufi stirring havoc! Gauteng Department of Education might place Afrikaans learners in township schools
Planned content for sex education in state-run schools is nothing but “soft porn”
Matric exam disrupted by load shedding – will power failures now be blamed for poor performance among learners?
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The load shed unannounced by the bankrupt power supply led to the disruption in exam rooms where matrics had to stop their exams at dusk. Nearly 35 schools were disrupted at the same time on Wednesday’s during loadshedding and parents, teachers and pupils were outraged at the unannounced load at the most impossible time when..
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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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New school buildings may never come to black schools – too few trained black teachers to successfully teach learners – Black learners will be accommodated at other state institutions such as Afrikaans schools
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An educator told Die Vryburger that the possibility of enough schools and classrooms for South Africa’s learners will never come. He points out that the black schools are overcrowded because there are not enough schools to accommodate them, but new schools will not address the big problem. He says the biggest obstacle is the fact..
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Education MEC blames overaged learners for violence in schools – We fully agree! The ANC is finally seeing the truth, now do something about it!
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The North West MEC for education, Mmaphefo Matsemela, said overage learners perpetuate bullying and gangsterism in schools. This is despite research showing that there are many factors that contribute to bullying and gangsterism in schools. Matsemela was speaking at a roadshow attended by principals and school governing bodies at the Vaal Reefs Technical High School,..
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Over 250,000 Undocumented Pupils In Gauteng Schools – most of them migrants from neighbouring countries
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JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Wednesday said provincial schools were catering for more than 250,000 undocumented pupils. Lesufi made the comment as he delivered his submissions before the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) inquiry looking into service delivery problems in Alexandra. The hearing was launched following protests over a lack of..
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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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Would you let a stranger talk to your child about sex? New “life orientation” curriculum for SA schools to interrupt childhood development of grade 4’s!
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The life orientation curriculum is hooking up with the 21st century. From next year, textbooks for pupils in grades 4 to 12 will reflect a “cutting edge” curriculum that treats masturbation, sexual consent, gender nonconformity and single-parent families as mainstream. Sex therapist Dr Marlene Wasserman (Dr Eve), one of 80 experts who have overhauled the..
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Online admission of learners suspended due to the current system that seems to be too complicated for a certain part of the population
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The Department of Education suspended its online registration system for parents until May 20 because the current system is apparently too complicated for some of the population. A simplified system will be made available after May 20, in which a step by step will be guide will be available to lead through application process. The..
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