Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube has candidly acknowledged the deep challenges facing South Africas school system, saying it is still failing to produce enough pupils with critical maths skills.
On Monday night she announced the results of the national senior certificate NSC exams, which recorded a historic 88 pass rate the highest since the advent of democracy in 1994.
Just 162,947 students achieved 30 or higher for maths, a sharp decline on the 173,774 who attained this threshold in 2024.
