While the focus has shifted to matriculants at the start of their final exams, an education expert said the effects of COVID-19 on overall learning would be long-lasting and not just for this group.
On Wednesday, almost 900,000 pupils tackled their first exam after months of trial and error brought on by the pandemic.
There’ve been COVID-related losses, health and safety requirements, hybrid learning models, and budget adjustments to navigate among many factors.
Education systems around the world have had to adapt to what’s now termed the new normal thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But it’s not just school leavers who’ll feel the brunt as education expert Mary Metcalfe explained: “The grade 12s are going to perform on the basis of their previous 12 years. So, we need to brace ourselves to realize that the system is putting a huge effort into supporting the grade 12s. But the grade 12s of this year are the grade 11s of last year who missed as much as half of the year. And the grade 12s of 2022 were the grade 10s, and so the story goes on.”
Metcalfe said COVID’s impact on foundational learning and on the early grades of high school would require serious attention and dedicated contributions, not only from the education system but from families and communities.
She believes the focus shouldn’t be solely on the matric pass rate as the indicator of quality in the education system: “We’ve got to start looking at education more broadly than the grade 12 results.”
But Metcalfe has also commended those who’ve sought solutions by availing time, resources, and other support structures to learners.
This morning we joined @DBE_SA Minister Angie Motshekga at Noordwyk Secondary School to oversee the first day of the 2021 National Senior Certificate final examinations. Gauteng has enrolled 175 599 candidates to write this year. We wish the Class of 2021 the best of luck. pic.twitter.com/plPZeGOG3J
— David Makhura (@David_Makhura) October 27, 2021
[Read] Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha has sent his best wishes to the matric class of 2021 for the National Senior Certificate #NSC examination #MatricClassof2021 https://t.co/n4C5PCwjjm pic.twitter.com/EhMt3nf0KU
— @SAgovnews (@SAgovnews) October 27, 2021
Wishing all our Grade 12 Learners the very best of luck with their Exams! Today is day 1 of this significant journey, as they start with English Paper 1 at 09:00. We are praying for them and we wish the #MatricClassof2021 great success! #Exams #matric2021 @DBE_SA @GovernmentZA pic.twitter.com/VU35BunlBE
— Dr Reginah Mhaule (@ReginahMhaule) October 27, 2021
-EWN
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