The Department of Basic Education (DBE), under the leadership of Minister Angie Motshekga is committed to strengthening the quality and participation of Mathematics education in all schools across the country. It is not acceptable for any public ordinary high school not to offer Mathematics to learners. In a democratic South Africa much has been done to transform the education system, we are at a point where almost all schools offer mathematics, and great strides have been made to reintroduce Mathematics in the Further Education and Training (FET) Phase (Grade 10, 11 and 12). The DBE is committed to supporting all schools in this endeavour.
As part of the strategy to increase learner participation and performance in the MST, the DBE developed the Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) Sector Plan pronouncing national and provincial targets. The targets are a deliberate move by the DBE to increase the number of learners taking Mathematics in order to meet the National Development Plan (NDP) targets of increasing the number of learners eligible for bachelors programme with Mathematics and Science to 450 000 by 2030.
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