Facebook Pixel 100% matric pass rate meaningless without solid foundation | Post - newspaper - Lees dit verhaal op Magzter.com
Ga onbeperkt met Magzter GOLD

Ga onbeperkt met Magzter GOLD

Krijg onbeperkte toegang tot meer dan 9000 tijdschriften, kranten en Premium-verhalen voor slechts

$149.99
 
$74.99/Jaar

Poging GOUD - Vrij

100% matric pass rate meaningless without solid foundation

Post

|

October 22, 2025

THE KwaZulu-Natal Education Department must not aim for surface-level matric success.

The department’s ambition for a 100% matric pass rate sounds impressive, but it can mask deeper systemic issues. If pupils are pushed through the system without mastering foundational skills, the final results are hollow.

Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka has announced a pushy plan to elevate matric pass rates to at least 95% by 2025, yet this goal is not met without scrutiny from various education stakeholders who question the effectiveness of a target-driven approach amid significant learning challenges.

He proclaimed the start of the academic year as “buoyant”, attributing the positivity to the strong performance of the Class of 2024.

MEER VERHALEN VAN Post

Post

Coetzee, returning Bulls stars ready to reclaim Loftus

BULLS captain Marcell Coetzee believes his side will be “battle hardened” for Saturday’s vital United Rugby Championship (URC) derby against the Sharks, despite the stop-start nature of the current calendar.

time to read

2 mins

February 25, 2026

Post

Sona: a turning point for SA’s economy

THE recent State of the Nation Address (Sona) by President Cyril Ramaphosa should have been welcomed by the majority of South Africans.

time to read

1 min

February 25, 2026

Post

Post

Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Romeo’ delivers a gritty retelling of Shakespeare’s classic

DIRECTOR Vishal Bhardwaj, renowned for his intense, often dark adaptations of Shakespearean tales in Bollywood, revisits this theme with a script that explores the inner human emotions of love, hate, greed and anger with some extreme violence added.

time to read

1 min

February 25, 2026

Post

Post

Stanger garage rage: ‘drag-racing dispute’ escalates into violence

Ballito businessman agreed to pay for car damages and medical bills

time to read

4 mins

February 25, 2026

Post

The political implications of the NFP’s single seat in KZN

IT IS A SAD state of affairs that the single seat of the NFP determines which coalition rules KwaZulu-Natal, and whether the province is run either by Marxists or by parties committed to a reasonable degree of commonsense economics.

time to read

1 min

February 25, 2026

Post

Clayton Munsami loses claim for mother’s life insurance payout after failing to pay premiums

A PINETOWN court has ruled against Clayton Munsami, who sought reimbursement of over R200 000 for life insurance premiums after being removed as a beneficiary by his mother, Jeevarani Munsami, due to his failure to pay premiums.

time to read

2 mins

February 25, 2026

Post

The lost art of entertaining

‘JUST POPPING IN’

time to read

4 mins

February 25, 2026

Post

The corruption crisis: shocking and painful

DEPTH OF BETRAYAL

time to read

4 mins

February 25, 2026

Post

Post

Partners in apartheid fight, Indian South Africans facing racism again

Racial targeting has cast the spotlight on relations between communities in the country that seeded Mahatma Gandhi's campaign against oppression and injustice, writes Edwin Naidu

time to read

3 mins

February 25, 2026

Post

Post

A quest for justice: Yasemin Acar reflects on the haunting parallels between SA and Palestine

WAR CRIMES

time to read

5 mins

February 25, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size