“Limpopo must produce more bachelor’s passes in gateway subjects such as mathematics and physical Science so that our Grade 12 pupils could find more jobs waiting for them in our municipalities, ...

SOUTH Africa’s celebrated matric pass rates do not reflect the reality of a “leaking pipeline” that serves neither the country’s ailing economy nor the future prospects of matriculants. At the centre ...

Only one in three matriculants took pure Mathematics in 2025. For a country where STEM skills are officially classified as critical – and where the National Development Plan targets 450 000 university ...

South Africa’s matric pass rate may be climbing, but another trend within the education system paints a far more complicated ...