Migrating pupils from “weaker” provinces have been blamed for the decline in the matric pass rate in the Western Cape. So says Debbie Schafer, Western Cape education MEC, after the province’s backslide from number three in 2018 to number four last year
So said Debbie Schafer, Western Cape education MEC. She was referring to the province’s backslide from number three spot in 2018 to number four last year.But, the last time it led the pack was in 2015 and since then it has slipped backwards.
Despite getting fourth place last year, Schafer said the pass rate had increased last year, from 81.5% in 2018 to 82.3%. Importantly, the increase in the pass rates in lower quintile schools showed that the Western Cape was closing the inequality gap. Improving pupil outcomes in the foundation phase through the basic education department’s language and mathematics strategy, which increased the chances of retaining pupils in the system; and
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