Too much emphasis is placed on matric pass mark as end of education

Obsession with results presupposes school ends at the end of grade 12

26 January 2022 - 09:00

By Nathaniel Lee

The perennial brouhaha over the matric results and the attendant quibbling over the 30% pass rate are both misplaced as they divert attention from the real challenges facing the education system.

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