The declining rate reflects deep-rooted challenges that begin in the early school grades
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said the notion that 30% constituted a pass mark was political sloganism
During the 2023-24 financial year, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape only built one school each
In 2022, the out-of-school rate was 10.54% for boys, compared with 8.17% for girls
It’s detractors say the party has accepted the 30% pass because it is enjoying the benefits of the government of national unity
The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months
The advocacy group said despite highlighting infrastructure as one of its main pillars, the policy statement offered little in terms of commitments to fixing school…
The Centre for Development and Enterprise has estimated that South Africa will need 456,000 teachers by 2025 for the country to offer quality education
The class of 2023 has obtained the second-highest results in the history of the NSC, according to the basic education department
Second highest rate in history of the National Senior Certificate exams and all provinces saw an improvement, with none scoring below 70%
Most of SA’s youth will be left behind without investment in technology and infrastructure to support online learning from basic education up
Funding, collaboration and innovation can improve the skills and prospects of young South Africans
Despite a number of laws being in place to ensure education is equal and accessible not all children enjoy this right
Having Black teachers in the classrooms of what are commonly still considered ‘white schools’ would not only be beneficial to Black learners, but to learners of all races
Basic education is an immediately realisable right in the Constitution, but we must define the terms
For the next three months we all must critically engage with the education sector to halt the flood of a generation slipping through.
‘He was like a loving father,’ says community member of murdered teacher in Philippi, Western Cape
People at early childhood development are still fighting to get Covid-19 vaccinations
The long wait to move early childhood development teachers to the department of basic education will be over in nine months, but this does not mean all of them are yet in line to…
The minister of basic education released the 2020 matric results on Monday, announcing that the overall pass rate has declined from 2019
