Getting through school in South Africa: how learners make it to the end after a poor start

South Africa’s schooling system presents a striking paradox. Fewer than one in five grade 4 learners can read for meaning, yet more than 60% of young people (aged 15 to 24) eventually complete grade ...
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Matric results: South Africa’s record school pass rates aren’t what they seem – what’s really happening in the education system

South Africa’s matric (grade 12) class of 2023, which wrote final school-leaving exams late last year, has been hailed by the country’s minister of basic education for achieving “extraordinary” ...
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South Africa’s matric results crushed by a single blunder

South Africa has dumbed down the matric qualification so much that it has become a shadow of what it used to mean to pass the final year at school. To understand what caused the government to water ...
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After matric: Tegs calls on South Africa to build an education system that works for the economy

Tegs also welcomes the 88% national matric pass rate, acknowledging it as a milestone for South Africa’s education system. At the same time, the results present an opportunity to ask a more urgent and ...
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South Africa’s only school with a 0% matric pass rate

A rural Limpopo secondary school has recorded a 0% pass rate in the 2025 matric exams, making it the only school in South Africa where no learner passed. The results at Naledi Ya Meso Secondary School ...