First day back at work. Waiting on the MECs report tomorrow with more detail on KZN but it is clear our province is in trouble. Democratic Alliance media statement by Mbali Ntuli, MPL DA KZN Spokesperson on Education DA KZN: ANC fails KZN 2014 matric learners 5 January 2013 Release: Immediate THE recently announced KwaZulu-Natal 2014 matric results - which record a substantial drop of 7.7% from 77.4% in 2013 to 69.7% in 2014 – show that the province’s ANC-led Education department is failing our learners. According to early reports, KZN’s Ilembe and Umzinyathi districts are amongst the six worst performing districts in the entire country. The other four districts are in the Eastern Cape. These results are the wake-up call that KZN Education MEC, Peggy Nkonyeni and her department need. They follow on from confirmation of large-scale cheating at literally dozens of schools. The DA believes that the MEC and her department have failed the class of 2014. There is no greater gift that can be given to a young person than a quality Education. For more than 30% of learners not to have obtained their matric certificate is not just dismal, it is an opportunity lost forever for many. The DA earlier expressed its lack of confidence in MEC Nkonyeni’s ability to lead such a critical portfolio. We did so based on her poor track record as both Health MEC and Speaker in the KZN Legislature. Today’s results speak largely to MEC Nkonyeni’s capacity to take on this role. The question now is what the MEC will do to restore confidence in her leadership ability and in KZN’s education department itself. Media Enquiries: Mbali Ntuli, MPL
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:07:37 +0000
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