South Africa: MEC Debbie Schäfer On Circular By Basic Education

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The circular issued by the Department of Basic Education right at the end of the school year raises a number of concerns.

Firstly, one could perhaps understand the rationale for condoning the Grade 9's who would pass, if it were not for their maths mark. It is also not uncommon to allow condonations in cases where a higher pass mark has recently been introduced into the system - as has been done with DBE's recent raising of the maths pass mark from 30% to 40%.

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