Eastern Cape school has 10% of students between the age of 20 and 25
More than 10% of students at Makukhanye Senior Secondary School in Lusikisiki are aged between 20 and 25. Eastern Cape MEC for Education Mandla Makupula said students who were unable to cope with pure academic schooling should be compelled‚ through policy‚ to try a technical education. Of the school’s total 1‚162 student population, 135 are above the average age for grades 10 to 12. Existing regulations stipulate that pupil who are still in the school system and "over age" because of repeating grades should not be refused continued education. According to the Department of Basic Education’s guidelines for the promotion and progression of grade 10 to 12 pupils‚ a student cannot spend more than four years in this phase (grades 10 to 12) — meaning that a student can only repeat either grade 10 or grade 11 once‚ failing which they should be promoted to the next class even if they failed to meet the requirements for a pupil to progress to the next grade. The progression of the student wi...
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