Jan 7, 2014
South Africa’s Grade 12 class of 2013 has posted the best performance yet in the important subjects of mathematics and science. Announcing the matric results yesterday, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, says that of the 562 112 learners who wrote matric in...
Oct 21, 2013
Nokia and the Department of Science and Technology have launched Nokia Mobile Mathematics, a mobile phone service that helps learners from grades 10 to 12 better understand mathematics. Any person with a data enabled mobile phone can now access more than 10 000...
Oct 1, 2013
More than 130 teachers from across South Africa and Africa will this week meet with government officials and education experts to explore ways of getting more learners interested in studying science and maths at the first Intel Educator Academy to be held on the...
Apr 18, 2013
A total of 84 high schools across the country did not offer mathematics for Grade 10, 11 and 12 in the 2012 academic year – primarily as a result of a shortage of suitably qualified maths teachers. This accounts for 1,3% of all high schools (public and...
Feb 4, 2013
Only 20% of pupils writing matric mathematics and physical science achieve more than 50%, according to the latest South Africa Survey, published by the South African Institute of Race Relations. Since the introduction of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) in 2008,...
