Each One Teach One Foundation congratulates Class of 2022 which sat their matric exams under difficult conditions
South Africa Johannesburg Class of 22 Results 19 January 2023. The old tradition of searching for a name or number in a newspaper that lays open on the floor, pasted up against a wall or on the bonnet of a car is still very much alive in the Eldorado Park and travelling to the nearby malls or fill stations in the middle of the night to get a copy hot off the press makes up part of this mini tradition. This however comes with some dangers as travelling at night is not always safe in the township and it exposes the ex-learners to exploitation. A small group of community leaders clubbed money together to purchase newspapers and had a free, safe and convenient close to home matric results Stress party in Eldorado Park. Here the youth who were awaiting their results gathered in a controlled environment to celebrate their results and was gifted the newspapers following a few motivational talks. The rest of the night was smiles and tears, screams and celebrations. Picture: Timothy Bernard African news Agency (ANA)
Published Jan 22, 2023
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Johannesburg – The Class of 2022 put in so many hours of study and dedicated themselves tirelessly, even when they were faced with societal disparities, especially load shading.
These are the sentiments of the Each One Teach One Foundation, which congratulated the Class of 2022 after their results were released on Friday.
"Most Grade 12 learners around the country were faced with an unfortunate situation with load shedding; they studied under candlelight in preparation for their final exams. Load shedding impacted students' ability to study and write their final examinations, and sometimes exam rooms were dark without electricity," the foundation said.
"This negatively affected access to broadband and computers required for online education in disadvantaged communities."
South Africa Johannesburg Class of 22 Results 19 January 2023. The old tradition of searching for a name or number in a newspaper lying open on the floor, pasted up against a wall or on the bonnet of a car is still very much alive in the Eldorado Park and travelling to the nearby malls or fill stations in the middle of the night to get a copy hot off the press makes up part of this mini-tradition. This, however, comes with dangers as travelling at night is not always safe in the township and it exposes the learners to exploitation. A small group of community leaders clubbed money together to purchase newspapers and had a free, safe and convenient close-to-home matric results stress party in Eldorado Park. Here the youth who were awaiting their results gathered in a controlled environment to celebrate their results and was gifted the newspapers following a few motivational talks. The rest of the night was smiles and tears, screams and celebrations. Picture: Timothy Bernard African news Agency (ANA)
Each One Teach One said the cohort of learners performed, in spite of being affected by the Covid-19 disruption from when they were in Grade 10.
"They continued unabated to realities of intellectual backlog as the children of the historically oppressed African majority who still have to learn under conditions that are not ideal for the progressive consumption and production of knowledge," the foundation said.
It added that the Gauteng class of 2022 defied the odds to make it to the second-best performance with 84.4%, a 1.7% increase from 2021..
Overall, 15 Gauteng districts performed above 80%, with four districts being part of the top 10 performing districts in the country, having achieved pass rates of more than 85% each.
South Africa Johannesburg Class of 22 Results 19 January 2023. The old tradition of searching for a name or number in a newspaper that lays open on the floor, pasted up against a wall or on the bonnet of a car is still very much alive in the Eldorado Park and travelling to the nearby malls or fill stations in the middle of the night to get a copy hot off the press makes up part of this mini tradition. This however comes with some dangers as travelling at night is not always safe in the township and it exposes the ex-learners to exploitation. A small group of community leaders clubbed money together to purchase newspapers and had a free, safe and convenient close to home matric results Stress party in Eldorado Park. Here the youth who were awaiting their results gathered in a controlled environment to celebrate their results and was gifted the newspapers following a few motivational talks. The rest of the night was smiles and tears, screams and celebrations. Picture: Timothy Bernard African news Agency (ANA)
"The Department of Education, together with stakeholders, needs to deal with the shocking lack of sanitary facilities available, overcrowded classrooms, disciplinary issues, crime and violence in school, and work towards reducing the high dropout rate," the foundation said.
The organisation said that it was happy that all provinces have focused on uplifting their work ethics and commitment, thus resulting in producing more bachelor's passes and improved performance by bleach children, which puts an end to Verwoerd’s fallacy.
The foundation further congratulated the teachers, principals, administrators and all stakeholders who worked tirelessly each day to help the students succeed.
"We say to all the learners, your past 12 years have come to fruition, and this is how a country is skilling its youth and its workforce in readiness for the real world," it said.
South Africa Johannesburg Class of 22 Results 19 January 2023. The old tradition of searching for a name or number in a newspaper that lays open on the floor, pasted up against a wall or on the bonnet of a car is still very much alive in the Eldorado Park and travelling to the nearby malls or fill stations in the middle of the night to get a copy hot off the press makes up part of this mini tradition. This however comes with some dangers as travelling at night is not always safe in the township and it exposes the ex-learners to exploitation. A small group of community leaders clubbed money together to purchase newspapers and had a free, safe and convenient close to home matric results Stress party in Eldorado Park. Here the youth who were awaiting their results gathered in a controlled environment to celebrate their results and was gifted the newspapers following a few motivational talks. The rest of the night was smiles and tears, screams and celebrations. Picture: Timothy Bernard African news Agency (ANA)
The foundation called on those who failed not to lose hope but to try again to achieve their full potential, including through applying to write supplementary exams.
"The government has kept the doors of learning and culture open, especially to the children of the working class, notwithstanding the difficult conditions they faced with," the foundation added.
