[ad_1]
- The national approval rate for the 2020 NSC results is 76.2%, a 5.1 percentage point drop from the previous year.
- Naptosa has congratulated the class of 2020, saying that dedication, resilience, and hard work proved to be the element of success.
- Meanwhile, AfriForum says it blames the education department for “mishandling the Covid-19 pandemic” for the drop in the matrix approval rate.
The National Organization of Professional Teachers of South Africa (Naptosa) has congratulated the Class of 2020 for achieving a 76.2% pass rate.
However, 76.2% is a decrease of 5.1 percentage points compared to the previous year.
The organization said achieving the 76.2% pass rate in the face of “adversity” experienced by 12th graders in 2020 exceeded expectations.
“Dedication, endurance and hard work proved once again to be the elements of success,” he said.
He also commended the Basic Education Department and provincial education departments for the “successful” management and completion of the 2020 Higher National Certificate (NSC) exam.
“The circumstances in 2020 did not favor the departments,” he said.
“Achieving the lowest test absentee rate in years under these circumstances is quite an achievement, especially considering that 74,165 more candidates wrote the 2020 NSC exam.”
Added:
“While it is appropriate to congratulate the Departments of Education, it is our teachers who deserve all the accolades. What the matric teachers managed to accomplish in the severely compromised instructional time of 2020 is something to behold.”
“Not only were they forced to give up well-deserved vacation time, but during the vacation many took vacation classes, ensuring that the academic year was reserved for seniors and that they were prepared as well as humanly possible. The approval rate achieved is a tribute to the dedication of this group of teachers. “
READ | Resilient, Dedicated: DBE Praises Class of 2020 Results During Pandemic Year
Lobbyist AfriForum also congratulated the class of 2020 but said it placed the five percentage point drop in the tuition approval rate on the doorstep of the Department of Basic Education’s “mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic”. .
In a statement, the education rights manager at AfriForum, Natasha Venter, said: “Constant closure of schools for unnecessarily long periods, inadequate provision of safety equipment, the waste of billions of rand from the department, as well as uncertainty about rewriting two exam papers were some of the factors that contributed to the lower pass rate.
“… it is time for the department to take seriously the future of South African children, as there are many public schools that have not yet received the proper safety equipment.”
Merle Mansfield, program director for the Zero Drop Out Campaign, said the enrollment pass rate did not show what percentage of the cohort of students who started in first grade actually managed to enroll and pass.
“Instead of focusing our full attention on enrollment results each year, we should also set dropout reduction targets so that more students starting their school trip can finish,” he said.
The campaign said the department needed to make attrition a key performance indicator.
“We must also dedicate time and resources to improving student-level data collection systems that can track academic performance, behavior, and chronic absenteeism, allowing us to target youth most at risk of dropping out of school. Through With effective referral systems, students who show signs of disconnection can receive appropriate psychosocial support. “
