The recent 2011 National release of the full-time public Grade 12 results was well received by the nation. According to the Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, last year’s results were 70, 2% and showed an improvement of 2, 4%.
Although as a country we have to celebrate this sustained improvement in our Grade 12 results, there seems to be a gloomy picture behind these promising numbers. Nationally the total number of full-time Grade 12 learners that enrolled was 511038 in 2011. Out of that total enrolment the total number of full-time candidates who actually set for the National Senior Certificate examinations was 496090. Almost 3% of enrolled learners did not write the examination.