SOME of the Limpopo pupils who were excluded from writing matric because the principal feared they would take the pass rate down have gone back to the school.
The pupils have decided to go back and repeat matric though they were not sure if the principal would accept them.
Last year Sowetan ran a story on Kgagatlou Secondary School in Seleteng, GaMphahlele, where the principal allegedly excluded certain pupils from registering for matric examinations to maintain the school's high pass rate.
About seven pupils were made to write their exams separately from the rest of the group after teachers at the school had allegedly told them they were not "good enough" to write their final matric exams.
While other pupils were writing matric the excluded ones wrote in a separate room from photocopied examination papers.
Last year 231 pupils at the school wrote matric and 197 passed. This increased the school's pass rate to 85.3% from 74.5% in 2010.
The aunt of one of the pupils said: "They have had no choice but to go back to the school. The Mphahlele community is filled with a lot of dropouts from that school. I don't understand how the department lets her [the principal] get away with treating people like that."
One of the pupils, who dropped out last August, said: "I cannot go back to that school. I am still at home and will now look for a job, but who will hire someone without a matric?"
It does not seem that the Limpopo education department is serious about investigating the allegations despite Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga having instructed it to do so and charge those involved.
Department spokesman Pat Kgomo yesterday gave Sowetan the run around about how far the investigations were.
The aunt said: "We have not been told anything about the investigations. We do not even know if they are investigating."
Excluded pupils seek another chance
SOME of the Limpopo pupils who were excluded from writing matric because the principal feared they would take the pass rate down have gone back to the school.
The pupils have decided to go back and repeat matric though they were not sure if the principal would accept them.
Last year Sowetan ran a story on Kgagatlou Secondary School in Seleteng, GaMphahlele, where the principal allegedly excluded certain pupils from registering for matric examinations to maintain the school's high pass rate.
About seven pupils were made to write their exams separately from the rest of the group after teachers at the school had allegedly told them they were not "good enough" to write their final matric exams.
While other pupils were writing matric the excluded ones wrote in a separate room from photocopied examination papers.
Last year 231 pupils at the school wrote matric and 197 passed. This increased the school's pass rate to 85.3% from 74.5% in 2010.
The aunt of one of the pupils said: "They have had no choice but to go back to the school. The Mphahlele community is filled with a lot of dropouts from that school. I don't understand how the department lets her [the principal] get away with treating people like that."
One of the pupils, who dropped out last August, said: "I cannot go back to that school. I am still at home and will now look for a job, but who will hire someone without a matric?"
It does not seem that the Limpopo education department is serious about investigating the allegations despite Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga having instructed it to do so and charge those involved.
Department spokesman Pat Kgomo yesterday gave Sowetan the run around about how far the investigations were.
The aunt said: "We have not been told anything about the investigations. We do not even know if they are investigating."
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