Civil society organisation AfriForum has cautioned that South Africa’s matric pass rate presents a misleading picture of the true state of the country’s education system, saying it masks deep-rooted ...

South Africa has dumbed down the matric qualification so much that it has become a shadow of what it used to mean to pass the final year at school. To understand what caused the government to water ...

Pretoria — Almost 600 000 matriculants across South Africa are this afternoon enjoying the feeling of having completed their 12-years of schooling. Many will be celebrating with family and friends ...

Pretoria — With the provincial matric pass rate having dropped from 70 percent to 64.9 percent this year, North West Premier Edna Molewa has moved quickly to comfort the learners who have failed to ...

SOUTH Africa’s celebrated matric pass rates do not reflect the reality of a “leaking pipeline” that serves neither the country’s ailing economy nor the future prospects of matriculants. At the centre ...