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Ramaphosa: 'Strides being made to turn around impact of apartheid-era education'
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that improvements are more evident in schools in disadvantaged areas.
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DA wants answers from Gauteng Education Dept over drug problem at Soweto school
Gauteng DA Premier candidate Solly Msimanga visited the school on Wednesday to find out why it was the worst performing school in the province.
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[LISTEN] Debating the challenges of basic education
Eusebius McKaiser interviews deputy Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty about a range of issues faced by the country's education system, including the matric pass rate.
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[WATCH] Passing matric against all odds
Thousands of learners received their 2018 matric results on Friday and EWN caught up with pupils from the Western Cape who succeeded despite the odds being stacked against them.
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Motshekga announces 78.2% pass rate for 2018 matric class
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has announced a pass rate of 78.2% for the matric class of 2018, from 75.1% in 2017.
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[OPINION] Speaking truth in a time of falsehoods
Judith February says South Africans are looking to Cyril Ramaphosa and the ‘new’ ANC leadership to get us out of the cul-de-sac of the Zuma years.
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WC Education focused on quality matric passes
The department says that it is eager to see how the class of 2017 in the province fared, when the results are announced later on Thursday.
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2016 matric class obtains 76.2% pass rate
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says this represents a slight increase from the 74% achieved in 2015.
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IEB impressed with 2016 matric results
The board says 10,871 learners received good enough results to enter some form of tertiary education.
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'Motshekga's comments on SA education is the first step to fixing it'
The minister at the weekend described the country’s education system as a 'national catastrophe'.
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CARTOON: Setting the Bar
CARTOON: Setting the Bar
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#Matric2015 sees highest number of pupils pass in SA's history
Basic Education says while the latest matric pass rate is lower than 2014, there’s a lot more to celebrate.
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'Up to 500k matriculants could join dreaded unemployment pool'
Economists say SA's difficult economic climate will make it hard for school-leavers to find employment.
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2015 matric pass rate to be announced today
The Education Minister will finally reveal how the class of 2015 did.
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Matric results set to be released, but what next?
The IIE has provided a list of alternatives for matriculants who may not do as well as they hoped.
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'2015 matric results need to be carefully scrutinised'
Basic Education Minister is due to announce the national senior certificate pass rate tomorrow.
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Umalusi won't drop standards of its papers to improve pass rate
Umalusi said while it cannot pin point the factors for this year’s drop, it’s investigating the matter.
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Umalusi: The 2015 matric pass rate has dropped
The assurance body says the performance of pupils in maths, science and accounting continues to decline.
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SAHETI student beats the odds, achieves 10 distinctions
Anna Chrysostomou lives with scoliosis, but says she never let it stand in her way.
