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BasicEducationMinister Angie Motshekga announced a 5.1% decrease in the 2020 Matric results on Monday.
According to the party, the ‘real’ pass rate is 44.1%.
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The DA listed a few subjects that they believe declined by 10% as well.
From the ‘overburdened’ curriculum to the lack of infrastructure and ‘inadequate’ support for teachers.
A report byThe South Africanstated that the party wants thegovernmentto engage with stakeholders, urgently.
The DA has claimed that Minister Angie Motshkega’s matric pass rate announcement is over 30% higher than the ‘real’ pass rate. Image: Jaco Marais/Foto24/Gallo Images and Waldo Swiegers/BloombergSource: Getty Images
They want failures in the education sector to be addressed to avoid a plummet in the matric pass rate.
Earlier,Briefly.co.zareported that theFree State had achieved the highest matric pass rate in the country.
Coming out on top was the Free State, with an impressive pass rate of 85.1%.
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The province was followed by Gauteng (83.3%) and the Western Cape (79.9%).
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
Reeshni has a passion for breaking the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
