The Free State has pulled off a surprise coup, achieving the highest matric pass rate nationally as the Class of 2016 celebrated an improvement on the previous year.
The 2016 matric results were released last week, with the national pass rate of 72.5% up by 1.8% compared to previous year’s results.
Looking at provincial standings, the Free State achieved an 88.2 percent pass rate in 2016, an improvement of 6.6 percent compared with its 2015 results.
Following such an achievement, the Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Basic Education Angie Moshegka will hail Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe for the province’s performance in the 2016 matric exams.
The event which is also part of the Departments School Readiness and #backtoschool oversight and monitoring visits.
Eduscimat, a leader in Science and Maths laboratory innovation will attend the event and congratulate the MEC for embracing these innovations in the province.
“Eduscimat is glad to be part of the journey; MEC Tate Makgoe has taken and we acknowledge that working together has contributed to the improvement of Maths and Science pass rate in the province” says Kholiswa Khoba, Project Director at Eduscimat.
“Over the years we have acknowledged that for these learning innovations to be effected we have to incorporate it to all the full learning cycle hence our laboratories are in primary as well as high schools. Those who have experienced the labs at primary progress smoothly to high school without facing any challenges”, adds Kholiswa.
Since its inception in 2008, the company has developed and ensured continuous growth in maths and science nationwide. EduScimat was born out of a need to address challenges within the education sector particularly in the Maths and Science sector.
South Africa is not producing enough school leavers who are competent in maths and science. This is a fact borne out by international assessments such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) and the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report. These show that South Africa is not making much headway when it comes to maths and science.
It is often said that if South Africa is to rid itself of the troika of challenges: Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality we need to focus on three priorities: Education, education & education.
