Merrifield grade 5 pupil, Hugo Böhner surprised, not only his teachers and peers, but also himself, when he was awarded the runner-up certificate and silver medal at the recent Association for Mathematics Education of SA (AMESA)awards…
The two leaked matric exam papers must not be rewritten, the Pretoria high court ruled on Friday. Judge Norman Davis has set aside the basic education department’s decision to have the two leaked matric papers rewritten. This comes after…
EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has weighed in on the basic education department’s decision to make matric pupils rewrite two exams‚ saying it would likely cause pupils further stress during an already hectic year. Last week‚ basic education…
The matric mathematics paper 2 and physical sciences paper 2 are to be rewritten across SA. This is according to a statement from basic education minister Angie Motshekga, released ahead of a media briefing on Friday afternoon. “The CEM…
Beaconhurst School is very proud of Grade 3 pupil Matthias Mostert, who took part in a department mental maths competition. He went through to the second round and thoroughly enjoyed himself Picture: SUPPLIED
The Department of Education wants to remove maths as a compulsory subject for pupils studying accounting until matric. The department has gazetted the proposed change to the Schools Act for public comment. Anyone interested in the…
The Department of Basic Education has proposed dropping the requirement for grades 7‚ 8 and 9 to pass maths and reducing the pass mark for home language. The proposal suggests pupils can obtain a pass mark of 40% instead of 50% for home…
Khulani High School in Mdantsane has earned a formidable reputation as one of the best-performing schools in East London, that is excelling in mathematics and physical sciences. Thanks to the donation of a new mobile science lab, physical…
A STANDOUT Eastern Cape pupil who attended the Engen Maths and Science School (EMSS) in her area, aced her matric examinations and is now all set to pursue her tertiary studies in medicine at the University of Cape Town this year. Athini…
“IT BEGINS with a desire”. These are the words from the founders of Omega Junior, a community organisation that aims to create a sense of passion and desire among high school pupils in the Border region to learn mathematics. Omega serves…
