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Gauteng’s Basic Education Department has confirmed that over 100 000 learners are no longer on its system. The department says this cannot be entirely attributed to school dropouts.

School pupils at Mqikela Senior Secondary School.

Poverty, teenage pregnancy and lack of scholar transport could be some of the contributory factors for learners to drop out.“Of the 110 381 learners who were lost in the system, 53 935 are of a school going age. This is concerning because it substantially impacts on the future of these learners because they will struggle to find long-term employment as they will lack the basic skills they will need in the workplace.

Hendrick Makaneta from Education for Social Justice says this is a cause for concern and must be attended to urgently.

 

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Then it would be expected for Socio-economic issues to be combated and which also leads to government spending billions on public goods.Nobody talks about how citizens creates barriers for economic growth ;a developed country;a better country. The blame goes all to Cryil.

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