Western Cape systemic test results show true impact of Covid-19 on education

The systemic test, conducted in the Western Cape last October, showed a significant drop in the pass rate of grade 3, grade 6 and grade 9 pupils.The “dire” results of the 2021 systemic test in the Western Cape shows the devastating impact of Covid-19 on children, provincial education MEC Debbie Schäfer said on Sunday.

The pass rate for mathematics of grade 3 pupils dropped by almost 14%, while for language it decreased by 8%. While we are the only province to conduct such tests, it is an indication of what the effects of this pandemic are on learners across SA.The 2021 results were compared to tests conducted in 2019, as testing could not take place in 2020.

“We already have a number of programmes under way to improve literacy and numeracy, which we are looking at expanding. In 2021 the WCED put a structured language approach in place in all three Western Cape home languages based on the science of reading. According to Schäfer, the most important way to claw back the losses was to ensure that every child was at school every day, that teaching and learning time was maximised, and that every effort was made to promote a learning culture beyond the school.

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