19-year-old pupil repeats grade 8 six times at Limpopo school
Pupils repeat one grade for more than five years. A total of 19 girls fell pregnant in one year. Some grade 8 pupils cannot write their names
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"Pupils repeat one grade for more than five years. A total of 19 girls fell pregnant in one year. Some grade 8 pupils cannot write their names. Adults as old as 25 years are in the matric class. The school’s pass rate for matric this year is 38.9%. Parents do not attend school meetings. Sporadic outbursts of violent behaviour by pupils are common. Vandalism of school property and infrastructure by pupils is rife."
And that is just the first paragraph of the article.
For those wondering, "Matric" = Gr. 12