While South Africa celebrated the announcement of the 88% matric pass rate in 2025, the highest in the country’s history, a sky-high unemployment rate and low economic growth are signs that the country is facing a severe education crisis.
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Serious intervention is needed in how SA schools teach specialised IT subjects, if the country is to fully take advantage of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).
In her results announcement of the matric class of 2025, basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube noted that “quality is measured by what learners can do, and by whether opportunity stays open in gateway subjects”.
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As South Africa reflects on the latest matric results, some in jubilation, some in sadness, academia faces a very harsh reality in that if we are, as a society, to succeed on a socio-economic level, we need to urgently rethink passing grades and a singular focus on university degrees.
It is time to have a national dialogue involving key stakeholders from government, business, academia, and civil society as to whether we are doing our youth and – as a result, our future leaders – a disservice through keeping the pass mark at 30% and 40%, even if only a minuscule percentage achieve that bare minimum in matric.
(To pass, students must achieve 40% in a home language, 40% in a further two subjects and 30% in another three additional subjects.)
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The Department of Higher Education and Training’s new draft Policy for Recognition of South African Higher Education Institutional Types is set to transform South Africa’s higher education system by offering greater recognition to private higher education institutions.
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There is a common perception – a misconception – among students from African countries that quality education can only be obtained at international tertiary institutions.
For many students and their families, the allure of studying abroad is closely tied to expectations of better career prospects, access to global networks, and opportunities to engage with advanced research facilities.
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