Lockdown sees 20-year record in South Africa’s school dropout rate

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A recent survey has painted a grim picture of the effects the pandemic was having on schooling in South Africa.

“I will do my best to be disciplined. I will attend classes and do what I need to do in order to pass and move on to the next grade,” he said.

Elizabeth Dlanga, who is the two boys’ mother, said it is painful for her, and all she wants is for her two sons to be taken back to school. “I just want Andile, my 15-year-old son, to be taken to a special school, and for Mzwandile to be transferred to Job Rathebe Junior Secondary School if that is his wish. But he must pick up his socks and focus. He can’t keep falling behind because of being ill-disciplined,” she said.

Spokesperson of the National Department of Education Elijah Mhlanga said the high dropout rate is directly related to Covid-19. On what they are doing as a department to remedy the situation, Mhlanga said the department is always providing meals to pupils to ease the burden on parents.

 

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But should we call it dripping out since the learners can't go to school anymore due to Covid-19? Some learners contacted the virus therefore they had to leave school. Idk maybe if the key dilemmas are being addressed 1st we can say yes they are dropping out?

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