SA students not prepared for tertiary education, says study
Not being happy with your study choice and failing schools standards are some of the reasons South African students have given for feeling unprepared for tertiary education, according to a new studyThis revelation is contained in the latest PPS Student Confidence Index survey conducted among nearly 2‚500 students in fourth year and above‚ pursuing qualifications in engineering‚ medicine‚ law or accounting.According to the survey‚ less than half those surveyed felt prepared for the transition from school to higher education institutions. This represents an 8% decline from 2016‚ and marks the first time in three years — since the survey was started — that the percentage has dropped below 50%.Motshabi Nomvete‚ PPS spokeperson, believes the implications "of this lack of preparedness is no doubt contributing to the fact that 47.9% of university students do not complete their degrees as determined in the latest [2015] report by the Department of Higher Education".She said there needs to b...
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