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To pass matric is broadly accepted as an essential requirement to enter the formal labour market and improve, if not sustain, a person’s socioeconomic position. To pass matric while you are serving a prison term is a special achievement because it reflects our ability to use opportunities despite adversity. It also subscribes to our collective notion that prisons can and do rehabilitate. The almost religion-like virtues of education and labour still inform much of the thinking around prisons and the societal purpose the prison should serve. 
Last week, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services proudly announced that 86% of prisoners who wrote the matric examination passed. It later transpired that he made a slight error and the pass rate was 81%. Nevertheless, his claim that it was better than the national pass rate of 76.2% still stands and thus no harm was done. A pass rate of 81% is still pretty good and we can only imagine the sense of pride and achievement felt ....

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