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The 2021 NSC overall pass rate, with the progressed learners included, stands at 76.4% – an improvement of 0.2% from the pass rate achieved by the Class of 2020.

On Tuesday 11 January, the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, announced that the matric results of 2021 will not be published in the newspapers.

Download logoGood morning and thank you for your time. We welcome you to the first media briefing of the year, which happens just a day before schools

The standardisation, which came into effect in June 2021, resulted in pay cuts as high as 45% for the lecturers. The roadshow comes after the provincial teams tasked with airing the grievances of t...

A resolution seeking inquiry into the preparedness of basic education sector for the School Year 2021-2022 has been filed in the Senate, focusing on the capability of schools to deliver quality teaching and learning.

Calls for Lesufi to step aside intensify amid corruption allegations Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo GDE Media This comes after reports surfaced over the weekend, alleging Lesufi convened a secret meeting to discuss departmental tenders.  An explosive report by the City Press detailed Lesufi’s alleged meeting where he promised to “satisfy and look after” certain people.   The media house also claimed to have a recording of Lesufi calling for the business owners in attendance to make the...

Good afternoon Programme Director, Ladies and Gentlemen! Today, we are gathered here to announce the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results.  We are announcing these results in the context of what the NDP 2030, enjoins us to do, that “by 2030, South Africans should have access to education and training of the highest quality, leading to significantly improved learner outcomes.  The performance of South African learners in international standardised tests, should be compa...

THE STANDARD EDUCATION A pupil at Oloolua Primary School in Ngong Town on January 7. Children selected to join the 7,000 sub-county (secondary day) schools will now be required to enrol in schools they can easily commute to daily. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] RELATED VIDEOS

The Department of Basic Education is satisfied with the progress made in the first week of marking of the combined matric examination scripts for the class of 2020