After Christmas each year, the main media hype – unless anything untoward occurs here or on the   international scene – is all about the Matric results. There are a number of reasons for this, not least of which is the assumption that a well-educated workforce is absolutely necessary for economic development. And if the Matric [...]

It has been noted that there are some provincial departments of education which are going beyond their brief and authority in adding to the CAPS and in making things mandatory which are not.  This is contrary to the spirit of the CAPS and the instruction of the Minister of Basic Education to allow for flexibility. [...]

In recent times, there have been calls to halt the publication of Matric results in the press.  It is argued that the results are private, not public, information; and that candidates who learn that they have failed by this means (rather than from their schools, where there are people on hand to counsel) often react [...]

WHO is the GBF?  The GBF is an independent body whose members comprise schools and their governing bodies. It was founded in 1999 in response to the need for leadership and guidance expressed by governing bodies at several public schools. WHERE do they operate? The GBF is a national body with provincial chapters in four [...]