Tag: schools
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Despite progress, problems remain: 287 schools in SA have pit toilets, three out of four do not have libraries
Despite the progress that has been made to improve South Africa’s public schools in the past decade, significant challenges remain, according to a new report released by the department of basic education. The department monitors infrastructural shortages or backlogs at schools through the Education Facility Management System. Its latest report, released in July 2024, shows…
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83% matric pass rate, but is SA making the grade?
The class of 2023 recorded the highest matric pass rate since at least 2009. But fewer learners are finishing school and only a third wrote maths.
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Matric exam data can help uncover the state of education
Outlier Insights is a new project that makes it easy to view and interrogate datasets – such as 13 years of South African matric results.