One of the top-performing matric students in the Western Cape for 2018 could not be placed at the universities he applied to because his technical subjects were not recognised.
Onke Sibeko matriculated from Delft Technical High School with flying colours: An A+ aggregate in technical mathematics and 72% for technical science.But, as Sibeko, 18, would come to learn, his"technical subjects" were not recognised by the higher education institutions he applied to: The University of the Western Cape , the University of Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology .UCT spokesperson, Elijah Moholola confirmed that Sibeko applied for a BSc and LLB.
Western Cape education spokesperson Bronagh Hammond told the Cape Argus that some degree programmes which required a mathematics/science pass did not allow a substitution with a pass in technical maths/science. She said that many tertiary institutions had not yet considered a change in their admission requirements because technical subjects were only gazetted at the end of last year.He received some good news recently: A local logistics company in the Western Cape has offered him three months' worth of training as a mechanical technician. Thereafter, he says he will carry on looking for a job.
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