Lizzy Bapela and Mzamane Ringane
Parents and educators across Limpopo are still reeling with shock from reports that the home province came last in terms of the matric pass rate.
The bare facts, however, are that the home province’s matric pass rate had ticked up by 3,8 percent, never mind the low position on the nation’s overall picture.
Meantime, many of the little ones arriving for the first day at primary school broke into tears over their new surroundings.
Further good news is that the Waterberg was among districts with an increase in the matric pass rate percentage.
Waterberg District Executive Mayor Morris Mataboge said as far as he was concerned, the bigger picture was positive in that challenges related to, among others, the delivery of textbooks had
been tackled for the better.
“The Waterberg district has contributed positively to the increase in the pass rate percentages,” he said.
Head of the Black Lives Matter Foundation in Modimolle, Zunaid Mosam, agreed with the district executive mayor.
“Although the province found itself at the tail-end, there was slight improvement compared to previous years.
He said schools like Modimolle’s Solomon Mahlangu High School and Phagameng High School “did well and that alone must be commended”.
Mosam added his voice for a national education summit, drawing participants from across the community and education spectrum.
Soccer administrator Pat Seema said some learners tended to drag their feet thinking to improve on failed subjects, during the new term.
The broader province had an overall 69,4 percent pass rate in 2018, comparable to 65,6 percent during 2017.
— The BEAT
