JONATHAN JANSEN: Three schools of thought, but one education reality
09 January 2020 - 07:23
Three South Africans called Quid, Pro and Quo had it out on Tuesday night:
Quid: Halala, comrades! Halala! For the first time in 25 years the NSC (matric) pass rate has breached 80%! Wow. The system is stabilising, the government is working, and the children are passing. We are only going up every year — from 53.4% in 1995 to 81.3% in 2019, a growth of 3.1% over last year alone. Halala!..
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