Matric pass rate declines by 2%

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We have seen some positive gains in the results of the class of 2009. There is an increase in the number of passes over 40% and an increased number of Bachelors passes from 18% to 32%. This means that there is a greater number of learners who will be eligible to access Higher Education.

A positive feature of the 2009 exams has been that more learners have registered for Mathematics (296 659) than for Mathematical Literacy (284 309). The results for Mathematics also show greater differentiation at the upper levels, despite an overall decline in the pass rate. The performances of learners in the gateway subjects of Maths, Physical Science and Accounting however remain cause for concern.

In addition, while performance in Languages continues to be a challenge, there has been an improvement in the performance of English First Additional Language. Large numbers of our learners are learning in English and it is pleasing to note that the trend is upwards. Moreover, a total of 417 schools have achieved a 100% pass rate across the country. It is also pleasing to note that the number of schools performing with an under 20% pass rate has declined.

The national pass rate of the National Senior Certificate examinations for 2009 is 60.7%. This means that there is a slight decline in the pass rate from 2008 of 2% across the country.

I wish to state directly that even though this shift is marginal, I am most unhappy with the decline in the national pass rate and indeed in the overall pass rate of just over 60%. The National Senior Certificate is an important indicator of the quality of our education system, and as a country we cannot afford to allow our young people to achieve results that are in the main average or below average.

In announcing the provincial results, I would like to commend KwaZulu-Natal as that province has shown an improvement in the pass rate of 3.5%, up from 57.6% in 2008 to 61.1% in 2009. The province is to be commended on its efforts. I am also pleased to report that the results in the Eastern Cape have stabilised at around 50%. Both these provinces are essentially rural in character with high rates of poverty, but both have shown that they have managed to buck the downward trend of the past years and have begun the turn around.

I am however disappointed in the overall results within particular provinces. Those in the Free State declined by 2.4%, and the pass rates in the Western Cape and North West provinces have declined by 2.7% and 0.5% respectively. In addition, the pass rate in Limpopo declined by 5.4% and that of the Northern Cape by a staggering 11%. Gauteng's pass rate has also shown a decline of 4.6 %. Mpumalanga has registered the poorest performance with a pass rate of 47.9%, a decline of 3.9%.
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Source: IOL
 
OK so based on the performance of the Matrics this last year the teachers union should be happy with an inflation less 2% pay increase based upon their measured performance over the last year. Right? :D
 
I see a drop in standards to counter the drop in pass rate...
 
Heard something very interesting if a bit scary for the future of SA

It's estimated that there are over a million kids in this age group yet only around 500k actually wrote matric. Of these only 2/3 passed (and let's face it the minimum pass mark is not really a "pass" in anyones book)

This means that of all the youth in this age group only around 1/3 will receive a matric certificate and of those how many will actually attend varsity ? Consider that the future of the country is our youth ... honestly, something drastic needs to be done about the way kids are being educated ... it's always going to be 1 step forward and 2 back if things continue like this

All I can say is thanx god my kids went to private schools.
 
I heard on the news this morning that some kids only get about two hours of schooling? How the hell can one expect them to pass then?:D
 
I think the 'learners' are to be blamed more than the teachers.

Bring back corporal punishment and watch the marks climb!
 
In:DSanity said:
Haven't they already done that a few times how much lower can it drop ?
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What more can they do? Do you expect them to invest time and money in properly training teachers, as well as kitting schools with decent classrooms and learning materials????!!!! How dare you think like that!

/Sarcasm off
 
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