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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says pupils who have not passed grade 11 would have become high school dropouts had they not been pushed through to grade 12.
ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Matric marks adjusted only if necessary

Standardisation eliminates discrepancies that have nothing to do with pupils’ abilities.

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Despite the department of basic education claiming that all textbooks have been delivered to Limpopo schools reports are filtering in that some schoolchildren are still without.
MAFU RAKOMETSI

Marks that pass the grade

Umalusi expresses concern over the storm in the media and civil society regarding the standards of South African education.

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Pride — but no prejudice
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Pride — but no prejudice

SA’s quality watchdog, Umalusi, explains what it did with the 2010 matric marks.

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