The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union has expressed concern that out of the 1.1 million learners who began Grade 10 two years ago, only 827 000 will be writing theThis year, 732 000 full-time and 136 000 part-time candidates are registered to write the National Senior Certificate exams, an increase of 80 400 candidates compared to 2023.
SADTU spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says, “Considerable resources have been invested in study camps to prepare learners for this important milestone. However, SADTU believes that the pressure on these exams can be reduced if the Department of Basic Education allocates equal attention and resources across all grades.”
“A well-functioning system from the foundation phase upwards would ensure smoother progress for all learners, including Grade 12s,” adds Cembi.DSV fires 250 employees for unprotected strike Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.