As South African matric exams begin, discover why nearly 500,000 learners are missing from the education system
As matric exams commence, shocking statistics reveal that almost half a million learners have dropped out of the education system.
However, this year, only 723 971 full-time pupils will be writing National Senior Certificate exams at 6 337 state schools and 552 independent centres.The department pointed out there were also 129 064 part-time and 53 217 progressed candidates who will also write the exams, making a total of 906 252. There were 162 question papers.
“We have no-fee schools in SA and you find that some pupils do go to no-fee schools because they serve food, but the challenge in no-fee schools, as much as parents are not paying fees, there is a financial commitment.”“I also know that there are schools where you have to pay about a R100 or R200 for textbooks. And if, for example, a pupil does not return the textbook, they don’t get their report.
“Some pupils who become orphans or are raised by grandparents have to look for work to survive. They are focused on leaving school to help bring money into their homes.”Segoe added there were also pupils who were not performing academically. “They are failing. There’s not adequate academic support in the schools themselves. On the other hand, we are going to have a huge teacher shortage.”
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