Low pass mark under scrutiny: 50% pass back on table

By Mayibongwe Maqhina | Published Oct 27, 2024

Parties and experts agree that education reform should tackle 30% minimum mark. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube will form an advisory council that will advise her on policy reforms, including whether the 30% pass mark should be revisited. Gwarube made her intention known in a written reply to a parliamentary question from Build One South Africa (BOSA) MP Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, who asked whether she intended ending the 30% pass mark and replacing it with 50% as a minimum pass.