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Automatic progression sureties

Friday, December 19, 2025 | 60 Views |

There is an old debate about the place of automatic progression in our education system. Automatic progression guarantees all primary school leavers a free licence to proceed to junior secondary school education level.

There are concerns from both educators and the community regarding this arrangement. Opinions are divided.

It is argued that those students who could not pass the proficiency bar at the most rudimentary primary school education level may not prosper when confronted with much more rigorous and challenging junior secondary school academic hurdles.

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