President Cyril Ramaphosa says modernising the country's basic education curriculum could be the key to retaining pupils in the system until they matriculate.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says while the improvement of the national matric pass rate to 81% is encouraging, he remains concerned by the number of pupils who drop out before writing their final exams.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says modernising the country's basic education curriculum could be the key to retaining pupils in the system until they matriculate.