Education MEC urges matrics to study hard
The MEC for Education, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, recently led over 1200 matriculants in a march to mark the 30-day countdown before learners sit for the 2023 final matric examinations.
The march started at the Giyani Community Hall to a local church in Section E. Speaking at the event, the MEC urged parents to allow their children free time to study as there was not much time left before the final exam starts. “You enter the exam room alone. It is for this reason that parents should allow you free time to prepare for your examinations,” she said. She said the Mopani East district did not do well in the 2022 final results, adding that the district has some of the most candidates in the province.
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According to her, the province as a whole has around 94 000 matric candidates, while the district has about 9000 candidates. “One of the reasons why Mopani East ranks among the least performing districts in the province is because of a lack of discipline, so we came here particularly to instill motivation among the learners in the hopes of boosting their final year results,” she said. The MEC added that the district needs a serious push to make it through; otherwise, it would drag the provincial results down with it.
“Our hopes as the department are to see overall provincial improvement this year,” she continued. Zanel Baloyi, who spoke on behalf of the learners in the district, promised the MEC that they were prepared. “We do not intend to fail because the exams will determine our future; we’re ready to face any challenge that may arise. So, rest assured, MEC, we’ll give it our all this time around,” said Baloyi.
