South African Education has Failed

[Francis Hult]

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'SA education has failed'

 

South Africa's education system underperformed and failed to support pupils in acquiring skills for learning, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday.

"Our performance in mathematics and science subjects is dismal and we continue to be faced by inadequate infrastructure, poor and inefficient administration in some provinces, and disaffected and demotivated teachers," Pandor said at the University of the Witwatersrand.

"The curriculum changes have been a severely disruptive, yet necessary process," she said.

"All these challenges have an impact on our ability to ensure that learners emerge from our schools ready and able to grapple with university level study.

 

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