Biney and Sutherland said EE was not aware of a teacher shortage at the school, since no such reports had come through their office.
Asked how much a possible teacher shortage could have contributed to the school’s poor matric performance, Biney and Sutherland said that in general teachers – their availability and quality/skills – play a great role in the quality of teaching and learning. “It is extremely difficult to catch up on learning losses, especially in foundational grades and critical subjects like mathematics, science or languages. Because it is likely that such losses will only compound as learners move through grades, one can safely say that teacher shortages contribute to poor performance.”from the education departments for these and that it was the responsibility of the provincial education departments to provide schools with a sufficient budget for this.
Easy ......the same as you go from a once proud land with potential for all in 1994 to a totally Failed State in 2023. You hand it to incapable as was predicted......and now proven !!
This is not good at all.