Basic Education hits back at DA’s ‘narrow-minded analysis’ of matric pass rate Updated
Nokukhanya N Mntambo
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the Department of Basic Education to address the shortcomings it believes may hold back the matric class of 2021.
Steve Bhengu
The pass rate came down by 5.1% compared to the previous year.
The DA’s Baxolile Nodada claims that there has been a 38.4% increase of schools with a 0% pass rate, from 13 in 2019 to 18 in 2020.
Nodada says the department s shortcomings point to a bigger issue in the system.
“While the challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic may have played a role in this increase, the reality is that it is also indicative of the deep systemic failures of the Department of Basic Education.
It s not end of the world says Edu psychologist as exams results are released Updated
Andrew Robertson
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The Basic Education Minister has taken the podium to tell us how the Class of 2020 fared in their final exams.
The timetable incorporated both the June and the November exams because of the lockdown that was imposed in March last year.
The learners had to study under unprecedented circumstances as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
KZN Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has said despite the challenges matric learners faced, he was confident they would do better than the 81.3% the province scored last year.
Unathi shares advice for class of 2020 - I failed twice Updated
Tamlyn Canham
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Unathi has shared some words of advice for matrics who are receiving their National Senior Certificate results this week.
The Idols SA judge took to Instagram to reveal that she failed twice in her life. She failed grade 8 and also had to repeat her first year of university.
“It was devastating, so I know how you feel and I know how heartbroken you
must be. I also understand the possible things that you are thinking of and
possibly thinking of doing to yourself and I want to ask you, as your big