You’re going to want to meet Mncedi Mtengwana, the principal of Solomon Mahlangu High School in KwaNobuhle, Kariega, Eastern Cape, who is setting the bar at a stunning height for low-income community schools.
Just don’t tell yout kids that South Africa has one of the toughest education systems in the world as it could end up in them claiming more ‘mental health days’ than you are willing to allow.
There are 52 African-born billionaires globally, of whom only 23 still live on African soil.
Dubbed “Britain’s strictest head teacher”, she’s warning that parents need to move their children out of schools that tolerate their children self-identifying as animals, moons, and even holograms in classrooms.
Angie and her incompetent ilk should have been kicked to the curb ages ago, but as long as the cadre machine keeps churning out voters with no future, she seems happy.
A Q&A with Banele Lukhele, UCT Online High School’s new Executive Head of School and Chief Academic Officer.
Teachers earn very decently, according to data from Stellenbosch University’s Research on Socio-Economic Policy (RESEP).
For some students, just getting to school to write the end-of-year exams is an exercise in endurance.
Terri Apter is a psychologist who unpacks how scientists have, within the past two decades, been able to decode the mysteries of the teenage brain.
Out of the 1 000 universities deemed the best in the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, nine are here in South Africa.
It’s the end of term and school is out. It’s time for a well-earned break, but how will you keep your child occupied during this time?
Why joining UCT Online High School is the right move.
It’s a digital world and we can all learn to play in it.
The incident in question took place during Maritzburg College’s grade eight orientation camp, with prefects and house leaders since suspended.
Reports allege that 162 schoolkids have been abducted from a school in the North West by drunk people posing as parents.
The University of Cape Town is still considered the best institution in Africa, with five other South African universities ranked among the world’s top 500.
The University of Cape Town, in partnership with Cape Town-based education technology company Valenture Institute, is currently hiring for a ton of positions in their new online high school.
Elon Musk let slip in 2014 that he had started his own private school, which he initiated mostly for his own children.
As we take stock of the events of the past few weeks, big-hearted South Africans around the country are asking, “how can we help?”
The COVID-19 pandemic is really testing our education system, and it might cause a ‘lost generation’ of educated South Africans in the coming years.
A clash between parents on Monday morning has resulted in Witbank Technical High School suspending classes for a week.
South African students continue to perform poorly in subjects like mathematics, with fewer and fewer writing the standard maths curriculum.
The global pandemic has greatly changed the way people go about their lives. A lot of systems and industries had to change since physical interaction has been deemed a risk.
South Africa participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the grade 5 and grade 9 level, and the results are embarrassing.
The latest figures show that the country is failing to deliver a decent mathematics education to learners, and the consequences are far-reaching.
The lengths that teachers have gone to during the pandemic, to educate and inspire their students, makes celebrating World Teachers’ Day more important than ever.
The ‘new normal’ brought on by the pandemic has shown us that we need alternate ways for children to learn, including online institutions that can ensure a well-rounded education.
In a study evaluating more than 1 500 universities across 93 countries, with the largest and most diverse assessment of universities worldwide, one SA university stands out from the crowd.
Whilst teachers and those associated with the day to day running of schools are adhering to strict protocols, pupils are living it up.
As part of the live-streamed YouTube Originals event, ‘Dear Class of 2020’, Bart, Homer, Lisa, and Marge decided to send their best wishes. Well, sort of.