The death toll has risen to 13 after an accident involving scholar transport near Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal. Three pupils were critically injured and are receiving urgent medical care at Sebokeng Hospital. According to the Gauteng…
But key subjects face decline The Eastern Cape class of 2025 has achieved an 84.2% matric pass rate despite facing major challenges, including floods, taxi strikes and financial pressure in schools. Education MEC Fundile Gade announced…
SA’s class of ’25 praised for academic excellence at ministerial breakfast event The minister of basic education has praised SA’s top 40 matric achievers for their discipline and perseverance on Monday while celebrating the class of 2025…
Lukhanji Primary, Nkwanca High benefit from corporate outreach donation Education received a welcome boost in Komani this week, when Queens Casino, handed over maths and science kits to two local schools — Nkwanca High School and Lukhanji…
Maria Louw came out tops in the first round of the inaugural Spring seven-a-side high school rugby series that kicked off on Friday last week at the Luvuyo Lerumo sports fields. The schools participating in this series run by the Phulutho…
Fifteen-year-old Qhama Nomboleko is the toast of Nlovukazi High after winning a silver medal in the 5,000 walk discipline at the Athletics SA junior track and field championships in Cape Town last week. Nomboleko, who clocked an…
Keeziah Essop from Queenstown Girls High School has finally been selected to the Border U16 athletics (Bora) team to participate in the Athletics South Africa Youth, Junior and U23 Track and Field Championships in Cape Town which started…
The mother of Bhekumuzi Mnisi‚ a Kwamhlanga Senior Secondary School pupil who has been recognised as one of SA’s top performing matriculants‚ on Thursday shared how her son lived a life of solitude‚ focusing solely on his schoolwork.…
The matric class of 2023 achieved an 82.9% pass rate‚ up by 2.8 percentage points from 80.1% the year before. Basic education minister Angie Motshekga released the results in Randburg on Thursday night. The number of bachelor passes…
It has been common for coastal schools to open a week after inland schools‚ but this has changed in 2024 due to public holidays and the upcoming general elections. Schools are expected to reopen on Wednesday‚ and unlike previous years‚…
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Komani schools children were rushed to nearby clinics and later to Frontier Hospital after they ate items they bought from street vendors outside their schools. The problem started with Dlelweni Public Primary School on Thursday where…
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has issued a stern warning to matric pupils planning “pens down” parties as June examinations draw to a close. The board said it was alarmed some pupils have started making plans to organise “pens…
South African grade 4 pupils have been placed last out of 57 countries in an international assessment on reading. The results of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (Pirls)‚ released by the department of basic education…
Education quality assurance body Umalusi has called for action against education officials involved in helping pupils cheat, among other irregularities, during the National Senior Certificate exams. Umalusi was briefing media on the 2022…
The department of basic education has assured matric pupils that rewrites will be available to those whose exams are affected by load-shedding. Matric pupils are expected to sit their final examinations from next week. Exams may be…
The matric class of 2022 will have to power through load-shedding to ensure they are well prepared for their final exams. The class of 2022 is set to write their first exam, English Paper 1, on October 31. Speaking to the media on…
