MATRIC RESULTS Ministerial report card — Is Siviwe Gwarube up to the task of leading SA’s basic education ministry? 11 min 5 By Takudzwa Pongweni
PASS RATE Why a small dip in Eastern Cape matric results may signal a bigger problem 5 min 0 By Kyran Blaauw
LEARNING CURVE Matric Class of 2025 achieves unprecedented 88% pass rate 6 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
RIGHT OF REPLY Government is not hiding matric pass rate numbers; the critics are just ignoring them 5 min 3 By Hubert Mathanzima Mweli
REPORT CARDS Northern Cape's education crisis demands urgent action to fix disheartening matric results 9 min 0 By Nicky Roberts, Mhlanga Mbala and Refilwe Thobejane
MATRIC RESULTS IEB’s class of 2024 records 98.47% pass rate — the highest in 5 years 3 min 10 By Takudzwa Pongweni
DATA LEAK Hawks, State Security roped in to probe possible breach of 2024 matric results 2 min 15 By Lerato Mutsila
POLITICAL DIARY The week ahead in SA politics — let them eat yachts, release of matric results and ANC's disbanding dance 2 min 5 By Ferial Haffajee
CLASS COMPARISON Do independent schools really outperform public schools? It’s a matter of perspective 4 min 9 By Mark Potterton and Mduduzi Qwabe
CLASS OF 2023 OP-ED South Africa’s matric results — we should not confuse quantity with quality 4 min 1 By Michael Le Cordeur
PUTTING UBUNTU BACK IN EDUCATION Rhodes University VC wants to transform Makhanda into a world-class education hub 4 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
CLASS OF 2023 How community effort and spirit of resilience helped matrics up their game 4 min 0 By Prof Kat Yassim and Dr Suraiya Naicker
CLASS OF 2023 Limpopo’s matric strategy pays off as it lifts itself out of bottom spot in national rankings 4 min 0 By Lucas Ledwaba
AMABHUNGANE A matric debacle — learners discover what happens when online schooling goes wrong 7 min 3 By Tabelo Timse for amaBhungane
EDUCATION & TRAINING OP-ED TVET colleges need a radical overhaul to become centres of excellence 7 min 0 By Vinodh Jaichand and Mkhuseli Vimba
GROUNDUP Studying before dawn earns star Joe Slovo Park learner seven matric distinctions 4 min 0 By Peter Luhanda for GroundUp
THE CONVERSATION My child isn’t happy with their final exam results. How can I support them? 3 min 0 By Nicolette V Roman
EDUCATION SYSTEM OP-ED Matric results gender disparity - where have all the young men gone? 8 min 1 By Nicky Roberts
CLASS OF 2022 Butterworth matrics to rewrite Life Orientation paper after assessment bungle 4 min 0 By Hoseya Jubase
