Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said MEC Panyaza Lesufi’s decision to launch a probe into a hair combing incident at a school, was the right step
The Department of Basic Education is proposing that no pupil be denied entry due to a school’s language policy, among other recommendations.
The DA and FF Plus believe that the DBE is failing matric students and their schools, and say that the education system requires reform.
The matric class of 2020 can access their results via several avenues, including the Department of Basic Education’s website and their respective schools
The DA say that the real matric pass rate is closer to 44% than 76%, taking into account the students who didn’t make it to the final hurdle.
It’s official: The matric results for 2020 are here – the pass rate has dipped from the year before, but how does this compare with the previous decade?
The wait for the matric class of 2020 is almost over as Angie Motshekga will announce the overall pass rate, after a year which saw limited classroom time
Minister Motshekga said that the department has been hard at work trying to iron out issues relating to fee payments and admission backlogs.
The education fraternity has lost a number of teachers to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting further concerns about staff capacity
Regarding the rewrite, Motshekga said her department’s intention was to restore the integrity and credibility of the matric exams.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga told the media that schools will reopen to welcome back student on 27 January 2021,
The Director-General of the Basic Education Department said that the matric exam leak was bigger than what they initially thought.
The Department of Basic Education said the sector is ready for the 2021 school year. All provinces have also finalised admission processes.
While the Department of Basic Education agreed that there will be no matric rewrite, it did say other aspects of the judgement must be challenged.
Judge Norman Davis had reserved judgement on Afriforum and Sadtu’s urgent application to halt the rewrite of the second papers for Mathematics and Physical Sciences, on Thursday
Sadtu and Afriforum maintain that the rewrite is not necessary and would cause stress for the nearly 400 000 matric pupils involved
A decision by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, to order a rewrite of Mathematics and Physical Sciences following leaks in parts of the country
The second papers for Physical Sciences and Mathematics will be re-written after being leaked
This comes after the exam question papers were leaked shortly before the matriculants sat down to write the subjects.
The secondary school curriculum is set for a shake-up, after Angie Motshekga proposed the introduction of 13 new subjects – to teach pupils ‘life skills’.
A national rewrite will be undertaken after two matric exam papers; maths 2 and physical sciences 2, were leaked in recent weeks.
The Hawks have been investigating the Matric Physical Science Paper 2 and Mathematics Paper 2 examinations which were leaked a week apart
Two matric exam papers have been leaked in recent days. The education department has, however, urged candidates to remain focused.
After a second matric exam was leaked on Tuesday, questions are being raised over the education department’s ability run honest assessments.
The Basic Education Department is weighing its options in the wake of a matric exam leak. Minister Angie Motshekga has condemned the latest leak but said investigations are underway