Sorrowed is the Class of 2012

Most interestingly, the introduction of a new grading system that reflects a truer picture of candidates' performances explains the horrendous exam results. Reacting to the results that, for the first time in the academic life of this country, show a disturbingly huge proportion of candidates with ungraded or un-gradable status, Botswana Teachers
Union's publicity secretary Tidimalo Maeletso said they had seen it coming.

Looking at all that had unfolded over the last two years, he said, the results are a reflection of issues in the system."The 2011 strike has had an immense impact on these grades because schools were closed for some time and the backlog that resulted from the industrial action was never fully covered," Maeletso said.