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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Johannesburg – A \u201csignificant\u201d number of school drop-outs who started Grade 1 with the cohort that wrote the matric exam last year have entered the world of work.<\/p>\n

This is according to Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, who sought to explain the huge difference between the number of pupils who entered Grade 1 in 2009 and the cohort that wrote matric 12 years later.<\/p>\n

Motshekga revealed in a written reply to a parliamentary question that, \u201caccording to our national records\u201d, 1 106 827 learners enrolled for Grade 1 in 2009.<\/p>\n

Of these, 578 468 sat for the 2020 matric exam as full-time candidates. A total of 440 702 passed and obtained the critical matric certificate.<\/p>\n

These figures were the basis of the criticism that the actual matric pass rate was way lower than the 76.2% Motshekga proclaimed.<\/p>\n

Critics maintained that the \u201creal\u201d matric pass rate was as low as 44%.<\/p>\n

In her parliamentary reply, Motshekga sought to cast doubt on the exact number of learners who started school in 2009. This was despite the fact that she provided the 1 106 827 figure.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt needs to be noted that this figure includes learners who repeated Grade 1; and therefore, the number of learners who entered Grade 1 in 2009, will be slightly lower,\u201d Motshekga said.<\/p>\n

Motshekga ventured into explaining what happened to the rest of the learners who could not reach Grade 12.<\/p>\n

Of her five explanations, the first was that 30 000 matrics who registered as full-time candidates in 2020 were absent for the examinations.<\/p>\n

Second, Motshekga said, \u201ca large number of learners would have failed in one of the earlier grades; and thus, would be retained in the system as repeaters\u201d.<\/p>\n

Third, \u201ca large number of learners would have left the schooling system in Grade 10, 11; and registered at TVET Colleges\u201d.<\/p>\n

Motshekga\u2019s fourth explanation was that \u201ca significant number of learners would have entered the world of work\u201d.<\/p>\n

Her final explanation was that another large number of this cohort registered to write the final matric exams as part-time candidates.<\/p>\n

A total of 117 808 youth wrote as part-time candidates last year.<\/p>\n

Part-time candidates sat for fewer subjects than full-time candidates and their performance in the exams was announced later in the year.<\/p>\n

Motshekga\u2019s assertion that a significant number of school dropouts entered the world of work appeared to fly in the face of the country\u2019s 32.5% unemployment rate.<\/p>\n

Statistics South Africa\u2019s data showed that unemployment was even higher among citizens without matric.<\/p>\n

The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey revealed that of the 7.2 million unemployed people, \u201cas many as 52.3% had education levels below matric\u201d.<\/p>\n

Those with matric were the second most unemployed individuals, with a 37.9% unemployment rate.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly 1.8% of unemployed persons were graduates, while 7.5% had other tertiary qualifications as their highest level of education,\u201d said the Stats SA survey.<\/p>\n

@BonganiNkosi87<\/p>\n

[email protected]<\/p>\n

The Star<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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