The 2010 matric pass rate of 67.8 percent, up from 60.6 percent in 2009, was welcomed yesterday, but the underlying picture shows that there are still too few scholars writing and passing maths and ...

“Limpopo must produce more bachelor’s passes in gateway subjects such as mathematics and physical Science so that our Grade 12 pupils could find more jobs waiting for them in our municipalities, ...

As the matric class of 2024 commences its exams it is worth reflecting on South Africa’s mathematics story. How are we doing in mathematics? The class of 2023 surpassed expectations in terms of ...

The NSC report shows the maths pass rate reached 63.5% in 2023, up from the previous year. Education experts agree the mathematics and physical science passes recorded by the matric class of 2023 are ...

In addition to the challenges presented by writing exams amid rolling blackouts, the matric class of 2022 had to manoeuvre around what Umalusi described as “problematic” questions in the following ...

As South Africa focuses on excellence in pure Mathematics and Physical Sciences, last year’s matric results suggest it may not be paying off as much as hoped. While the matric pass rate hit a historic ...

This year, close to one million youngsters are sitting down to write the National Senior Certificate examinations in 6 800 centres around the country. Last week Friday, learners sat for the ...

Umalusi, the Quality Council for General and Further Education and Training, has established a three-member independent panel to investigate the reasons that led to the inclusion of the “problematic” ...

Only one in three matriculants took pure Mathematics in 2025. For a country where STEM skills are officially classified as critical – and where the National Development Plan targets 450 000 university ...