Parliament votes to keep 30% school pass mark

PARLIAMENT has voted to retain South Africa's 30% school pass threshold, closing the door on a proposal to abolish it after a heated debate in the National Assembly.

- MURRAY SWART

Mmusi Maimane confirmed the outcome on Tuesday evening.

“We lost the vote to end 30% as a pass mark at any level in our public education system.”

He criticised the parties that opposed the change. “The following parties voted to keep Bantu education standards - ANC, DA, Freedom Front Plus, PA and Al Jama-ah. They hugged incompetence and embraced mediocrity. Now SA knows.”