THOSE pupils who have been resilient enough - some in difficult educational environments - and have meandered through the previous 11 years of schooling, the matric examination is a just reward. This ...

I'M SURE that the more than 900 000 pupils who sat for the National Senior Certificate examination are overjoyed that this year has come to an end. Many would have enjoyed a “pens down” party or ...

At the dawn of democracy in 1994, South Africa faced a sobering reality. Fewer than a third of 25- to 34-year-olds had achieved at least a matric (12 years of schooling completed) or equivalent ...