The @DBE_SA recently released the national diagnostic reports which found some pupils battle to read, comprehend and spell. Source: SAfm Sunrise
Read morePublished: 7 March 2024 | Updated: 7 March 2024
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Education Specialist at UJ School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy, Prof Mary Metcalfe on why she felt the need to specialise education, her take on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill, also known as the BELA Bill and the challenges in improving the state of education in SA. Source: Weekend Breakfast 702
Read morePublished: 4 March 2024
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JOHANNESBURG – Education expert, Mary Metcalfe, says Grade 10 has the highest failure rate of the education system, across all provinces. Last year, almost 40% of Grade 10s in the Free State failed. The Basic Education Department there is worried but is working to address the matter. Education expert Mary Metcalfe spoke to eNCA: eNCA
Read morePublished: 23 January 2024 | Updated: 23 January 2024
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Education expert, Mary Metcalfe, says Grade 10 is the highest level of failure, throughout the education system and it’s across all provinces.
Read morePublished: 23 January 2024
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Published: 23 January 2024
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The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) has achieved yet another remarkable overall pass rate of 98-point-46% in the 2023 National Senior Certificate examinations. The pass rate is slightly higher than the 2022 NSC pass rate of 98-point-42%. All candidates who passed the IEB 2023 NSC examination achieved a pass that grants access to tertiary study. 15 […]
Read morePublished: 23 January 2024
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Published: 23 January 2024
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‘I think that to have a certificate that says, I completed the period of compulsory education, I have a certificate that says I did so successfully, it then gives you something in your hand that you can take out into the range of possibilities that exist,’ says education expert, Professor Mary Metcalfe. Moneyweb@Midday
Read morePublished: 23 January 2024 | Updated: 23 January 2024
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Independent schools are ready to engage government to ensure South Africa’s education system is inclusive. That’s according to St. John’s College Council Chairperson, Thulani Hlatshwayo.
Read morePublished: 23 January 2024
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Published: 23 January 2024
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