Mar 14, 2023 | Blog, Transitions
The latest annual report from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) covers in detail and at length all aspects of higher institutions of learning in South Africa for the year 2021/22. In this blog post, we unpack the participation and completion rates...
Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Education
An educational qualification can make all the difference to our chances of finding and keeping a job, as well as earning a higher salary. But too many of us drop out of school, college or university before qualifying. To add to this, some of us studying towards...
Apr 11, 2021 | Briefs, Resources
A matric certificate increases the likelihood of young people’s ability to secure work. But What happens when learners drop out of school before obtaining their matric certificate? Matrics ‘on the Fringe’ shines a light on the issue of certification....
Feb 22, 2021 | Blog, Education
Dear Matric Class 2021, Failure is such a personal thing. It is almost entirely an inner battle, and there’s usually little you can do to turn someone around the change has to come from within them. So friends, parents and relative looking on from the outside, the...
Oct 3, 2019 | In the news
Last week’s announcement of the field-testing of a General Education Certificate (GEC) at the end of Grade 9 caused significant public uproar, but much of this outrage is disconnected from the realities of South Africa’s education system. Currently, only half of all...
