WORLDVIEW: Matric passes & the bigger truth about education in SA

In South Africa, matric results are a weirdly political and incendiary topic. Every year, we hear about supposed conspiracies behind matric pass rates
Published on:Β 

By Felicity Duncan

In South Africa, matric results are a weirdly political and incendiary topic. Every year, opposition party members shout about a supposed conspiracy behind rising matric pass rates and members of the public grumble about alleged declining standards and political machinations.

This year was no different, and the Daily Maverick has produced a worthy response to some of the prevailing myths about the matric pass rate that is well worth reading – author Nicky Roberts does a good job laying out the actual, empirical data about matric results in SA.

___STEADY_PAYWALL___

Loading content, please wait...

Related Stories

No stories found.
BizNews
www.biznews.com