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FIXING GAUTENG’S EDUCATION SYSTEM IS VITAL TO SOUTH AFRICA’S SUCCESS by MARIUS ROODT

Despite being the richest province, Gauteng’s students lagged behind some...
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  • Documents: https://www.activateleadership.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ASRI-Short-Paper-FIXING-GAUTENGS-EDUCATION-SYSTEM-IS-VITAL-TO-SOUTH-AFRICAS-SUCCESS.pdf

Despite being the richest province, Gauteng’s students lagged behind some of their counterparts in other provinces when it came to average achievement in reading and literacy. Gauteng is a rich province and it should be doing much better. Its success is also vital to the success of South Africa. The country will not succeed with a failed Gauteng. An excellent education system is a vital ingredient in ensuring a successful Province. The first change that could be made is that there could be increased parental involvement in schools.

There is research evidence that suggests that greater parental and community involvement leads to better educational outcomes. A further way of perhaps looking to improve the educational outcomes of schools is looking into implementing a charter school system. Third, existing Schools that perform well, such as Afrikaans schools, should be strengthened in the Province, rather than undermined. These interventions at cultural and policy level, will ensure a focus on improved educational outcomes rather than the headline grabbing “politicking” around education that we have witnessed from political leaders. ”

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