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Emotions run high as Cape matrics get their results By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - There were tears, smiles and ulalations as more than 51000 matric candidates in the Western Cape received their results after a difficult and interrupted school year. Anxious high school principals and teachers eagerly waited since early morning to see how their districts and schools had fared. According to the results breakdown issued by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on Tuesday, the Metro North education district achieved the highest pass rate in the province – 85.1% – followed by the ...

Covid-19 blamed for drop in Western Cape matric pass rate By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - For the first time since 2010, the Western Cape dipped below 80% in its matric pass rate, dropping from 82.3% in 2019 to 79.9%. The province however achieved increases in both the maths (70.8%) and maths literacy (82.9%) pass rates, as well as boasting the top two candidates in maths nationally for the second year in a row. It has also achieved an increase in the number of Bachelor passes, with 22 634 of the 51 633 candidates that wrote in the Western Cape, which is 43.8% compared to 43.6% last yea...

Parents close secondary schools over space constraints, fees By Athandile Siyo Share Cape Town – Angry Kraaifontein residents and parents closed Bloekombos and Masibambane secondary schools yesterday due to space constraints. This as parents yesterday camped outside Wolseley Secondary School calling on the principal to let learners enter after they were allegedly denied entry for not paying registration and book fees. Kraaifontein Community leaders yesterday said that thousands of high school learners, starting from Grade 8, were struggling to find placement in schools in the area due to th...

The WCED and the University of Stellenbosch (US) are investigating Vredenburg Primary School, after the principal allegedly denied a second-year education student an opportunity to observe a class because of his hairstyle.

59 Western Cape schools damaged by burglaries and vandalism during the holidays By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - The number of burglaries and incidents of vandalism at schools in the province during the holidays has increased to 59, says the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). Spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said that during the 2020/21 holiday period, 59 incidents were reported – 48 minor, four major, seven attempted burglaries or vandalism. She said 39 incidents were reported in 2019. Hammond said the districts where the major incidents occurred included two schools in the Cape Wine...