ARE YOU GETTING THE EDUCATION YOU’VE BEEN PROMISED
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ALIVE WITH POSSIBILITY & INSPIRING NEW WAYS Focusing on your rights as a learner The number of children enrolled in primary school is at an all-time high, while 36.4% of last year’s matriculating class obtained a National Senior Certificate with bachelor’s exemption. Despite this, the education system still comes under fire. Delia Hamlett looks at what is being done – and what should be done – by government to ensure that you receive the best education possible.
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live with possibility’ or ‘South Africa: Inspiring new ways’. Both the old and new tourism slogans could work when applied to education. South Africa boasts some of the most inclusive education policies in the world, with your rights as a learner always at the focus.
But what does ‘quality education’ mean? Since 1994, the South African government has been working towards developing quality education that is accessible to all South Africans. Quality education means that – regardless of your race, culture, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or
Characteristics of quality education • Accessible to all. • Affordable. • Representative. The school curriculum should reflect the experiences and frames of reference of the learners. • Caters to the unique learning needs of each individual learner. • Adopts a learner-centred approach, which places the focus on the strengths of each learner and helps them address and bridge their challenges. • Offers a healthy, safe and secure environment where learners feel protected while at school. • Ensures learners are healthy and able to participate fully in the teaching-learning partnership. • Facilitates quality teachers who encourage and help learners to develop a lifelong love of learning.
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