SCHOOL GRADES
Maths may be scrapped as promotion requirement
Move will probably raise more questions about the quality of SA’s education system
The Department of Basic Education is considering amending promotion requirements that could result in key subjects such as mathematics being removed as a compulsory requirement in the progression from lower to senior grades. This will probably raise more questions about the quality of SA’s education system, which has been repeatedly criticised for poor outcomes, especially in maths and science. Responding to weekend reports that the department was considering lowering the requirements for Grade 10 and Grade 11 pupils to pass their school year, spokesman Elijah Mhlanga said the focus was on the foundation (grades R to 3), intermediate (grades 4 to 6) and senior phases (grades 7 to 9). The National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12 containing new promotion requirements was approved as national policy and published in the Government Gazette in 2011, Mhlanga said. These requirements were not aligned with the National Senior Certificate promotion requirements. The proposals include that t...
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