Reasons given for drop in pass rate

06 January 2016 - 02:39

By Shaun Smillie, Katharine Child and Graeme Hosken

Thousands of ''progressed'' pupils, poor maths skills, overworked teachers and three poorly performing provinces are among the reasons South Africa's 2015 matric pass rate dropped by five percentage points. Yesterday Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that 70.4% of the nearly 800000 pupils who sat for last year's matric exams passed.

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