Given the double challenge of Covid lockdowns and severe load-shedding, the class of 2022 surprised with their matric performance. But their results belie a ticking time bomb facing education in South Africa.
Matric students who received their results three years ago were the last to write their exams in the pre-pandemic era, so you’d think comparisons between them and the 2022 cohort should be interesting. But “interesting” may be far too weak a word.
First, consider the disruptions the 2022 cohort endured since they began studying their matric subjects in grade 10. On average, the pandemic cost every pupil in the country 54% of classroom teaching time in 2020, and rotational attendance schedules that lasted throughout 2021 added to the deficit...
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