Poor education results: What can Parliament do? :: Mmegi Online

The Junior Certificate results have been published and as it was expected, they are poor with many learners at public schools having failed Form Three. In contrast, results at private schools are always excellent with almost all of these learning institutions scoring in the region of 90%. There are many theories on why so many learners at government schools are failing. It has actually become a norm these recent years that results are always poor, especially at secondary schools.

Why do we have poor results in public schools and outstanding results in private schools? Are private school students inherently more intelligent than those at public schools? What can the legislature do about this problem of plummeting results?

Parliament has to simply be honest about the problem including its causes, effects and possible solutions. If the country was dealing with a transformative legislature with the capacity, ability and attitude to change things for the better, the education crisis would end. There is a portfolio committee responsible for matters relating to education.

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