Classrooms ready for the new year onslaught 2005-01-06 11:06:02
More pupils are expected to register at primary and high schools in the Western Cape than in previous years, but the education department says it is "pretty much ready" to cope with bigger classes.Full Story...
Pay row may prompt union members to strike 2005-01-06 10:00:17
The South African Democratic Teacher's Union has warned that if the pay dispute with the education and public service departments is not settled, the new year will be marred by strikes.Full Story...
KZN to analyse black matrics' poor showing 2005-01-05 14:41:50
The provincial education department has expressed concern at the "glaringly obvious" absence of black matriculants in the province's top 10 pupils who passed the 2004 matric exams.Full Story...
Schools prepare for influx of learners 2005-01-05 09:16:37
Gauteng schools are expecting an overflow of about 14 000 Grade 1 and Grade 8 pupils this year, with some schools already erecting mobile classrooms to accommodate them.Full Story...
Staff shortages hit education department 2005-01-04 10:38:15
Tragedy and resignations have brought the department of education's communications section to a virtual standstill.Full Story...
No threat to matric exam whistle-blower 2005-01-04 10:24:53
The Mpumalanga education department says it welcomes and encourages the public to report irregularities in matric year-end exams to authorities.Full Story...
Teachers threaten to strike 2005-01-04 07:48:23
With just days to go to the start of the new school year, another teachers' strike looms as the South African Democratic Teachers Union says it has not ruled out the possibility of action should its current pay dispute with government not be resolved timeously.Full Story...
Fanele to realise his dream after all 2005-01-03 09:23:14
Matriculant Fanele Ndwandwe's dream of becoming a chartered accountant has been realised with the help of Cape businessman Marcel Joubert.Full Story...
Teachers accused of giving exam answers 2005-01-03 07:32:53
Mpumalanga police are investigating allegations that teachers gave pupils answer sheets and wrote answers on boards during matric examinations.Full Story...
Mpumalanga police probe new exam fraud claims 2005-01-02 12:39:44
Allegations that school teachers gave pupils answer sheets during last year's matric examinations are being investigated by Mpumalanga police.Full Story...
Tracking system to cut dropout rate 2004-12-31 13:31:21
A pupil tracking system and a structured 36-week learning programme for primary schools have been developed in an attempt to cut the dropout rate in the Western Cape, writes Philda Essop.Full Story...
Minister lauds matrics for strong showing 2004-12-30 14:36:20
Education authorities have delivered an upbeat message about South Africa's matric performances, despite pass rates in some provinces dropping by up to seven percent.Full Story...
The class of 2004 did it in style 2004-12-30 10:05:49
The country's matric results have been released nationwide - and learners in the Western Cape have lots to smile about.Full Story...
Twin's death inspires girl to new heights 2004-12-29 08:47:13
Like most identical twins, Pearl and Pam Buti were extremely close and virtually shared everything. But on the day before they were to write their maths exam, Pam died.Full Story...
No surprises expected in matric pass rates 2004-12-28 15:17:42
Officials of the department of education say even though some provinces' pass rates are expected to be down, this would not affect the national pass rates "significantly".Full Story...
Some job hopes for our matrics, says expert 2004-12-29 08:42:42
The strong South African economy could be good news for matriculants who will be looking for employment in the new year, according a leading economist.Full Story...
Probe 'to boost maths numbers' in W Cape 2004-12-28 09:31:36
Teachers at previously disadvantaged schools in the Western Cape are discouraging pupils from studying mathematics and science on Higher Grade, because they feel this could ensure higher pass rates, says the province's Education MEC.Full Story...
Mpumalanga matric results withheld 2004-12-25 11:25:23
Mpumalanga's matric results are to be withheld when those of the rest of the country are announced, as allegations of examination fraud are investigated.Full Story...
'Only one school involved in exam fraud' 2004-12-25 10:41:07
Only one independent school at White River was involved in alleged fraudulent activities concerning matric exams, the Mpumalanga education department has been reported as saying.Full Story...
New ways needed to measure pass rate success 2004-12-24 11:22:39
The Human Science Research Council's education unit says that national matric pass rates do not measure accurate pupil performance and education standards.Full Story...
Alleged matric exam fraud may delay results 2004-12-23 16:46:34
Police have seized every last examination script written by this year's Mpumalanga matrics as part of an investigation into suspected exam fraud in the province.Full Story...
Matric results good to go - Umalusi 2004-12-23 09:53:04
The release of the senior certificate matric results has been approved in all provinces except Mpumalanga where possible irregularities have been reported.Full Story...
Probe launched into matric irregularities 2004-12-23 11:40:46
Possible irregularities have been uncovered in the Mpumalanga matric examinations, which might delay the announcement of the results.Full Story...
Results scrapped - pupil used phone to cheat 2004-12-23 11:51:44
Dozens of matric candidates in the Western Cape have had their results declared null and void after they were found to have cheated.Full Story...
One more week for matric results 2004-12-22 14:05:15
As millions of matriculants wait with bated breath for their examination results - the Western Cape Education department has announced exactly when the big day will be.Full Story...
Bad chicken took down matric markers 2004-12-22 10:05:45
Medical experts who were investigating a food poisoning incident involving 200 teachers based at the Appelsbosch matric marking centre have established that it was caused by eating contaminated food.Full Story...
'Varsity tests will not replace matric exams' 2004-12-17 15:22:50
The South African Universities Vice-Chancellors' Association has denied reports that entrance tests at universities will become compulsory from 2009.Full Story...
Grade R is failing 'abysmally' - researchers 2004-12-17 18:29:00
It is expected to rescue young children from failing in the early grades, but Grade R education is failing "abysmally", researchers at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa say.Full Story...
Dugmore hopes to encourage a love of science 2004-12-16 07:19:38
Cameron Dugmore, the Western Cape minister of education, has outlined his department's plans for 2005 - and one of his key challenges is to boost the number of matriculants who pass maths and science on higher grade.Full Story...
Academics clash at cartoon book launch 2004-12-16 04:51:04
The work of well-known Durban cartoonist, Nanda Sooben, has done exactly what it is suppose to do - create debate and discussion.Full Story...
Matric alone may not get you into university 2004-12-16 09:40:10
The heads of the country's universities have decided that from 2009 new students will have to write compulsory entrance tests - because, they say, matric certificates are not good enough.Full Story...
Pandor concerned by pupils' below-par showing 2004-12-15 07:11:00
South African pupils are the worst at mathematics and science, according to research by the International Association for the Evaluation of Education Achievement.Full Story...
Fischer's daughter accepts award 2004-12-10 13:26:20
In a ceremony redolent with irony, Abram Fischer has received a posthumous honorary doctorate from the University of Stellenbosch in a packed DF Malan hall.Full Story...
Pandor spurs on 'new shapers of the economy' 2004-12-09 13:26:57
Education Minister Naledi Pandor had some encouraging words for graduating students at Cape Technikon, writes Sipokasi Maposa.Full Story...
'Weak admin' blamed for mark tampering 2004-12-09 09:30:58
Twelve students at the Peninsula Technikon will be forced to repeat one module of a four-module journalism course after their original marks were changed.Full Story...
Probe reveals mark-tampering at Pentech 2004-12-08 14:26:06
A Peninsula Technikon probe has exposed 12 cases of mark-tampering in their journalism department - with one student's marks being raised from nil to 50 percent.Full Story...
Mother and son complete matric together 2004-12-08 14:57:53
Twenty years after leaving school to get married and start a family, a Durban mother has joined her son and thousands of other matriculants in the wait for results.Full Story...
Maties to honour Bram Fischer 2004-12-08 11:00:31
Three honorary doctorates will be awarded by Stellenbosch University at its annual graduation ceremony. And one of them will be handed to Ruth Fischer-Rice, the daughter of the late apartheid-era human rights advocate, Bram Fischer.Full Story...
Sexual harassment meeting goes online 2004-12-08 06:53:42
Can women sexually harass men, or can sexual harassment take place between people of the same sex? These are just some of the questions to be probed during an online discussion on gender violence.Full Story...
No need for schools to panic, says Dugmore 2004-12-06 10:59:07
Western Cape eduction minister Cameron Dugmore has dismissed reports claiming his department will require schools to register hundreds more pupils next year - saying there is "no truth" in the rumours.Full Story...
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