The release of South Africa’s Matric results invariably ushers in all manner of mixed emotions. For many learners this moment marks the beginning of an exciting journey into life ahead - it is a moment charged with hope, expectation and opportunity. Sadly, for many others, the opposite is the case. The vast majority of learners from our township schools are leaving Matric with results barely worth the paper they are printed on and their post-schooling options are overly narrow and desperately limited. The result is that the very tools essential for improving one’s personal and social circumstances remain distressingly out of reach. Let us make no mistake about it: in our township and rural schools we are losing a whole new generation of kids due to the systemic failure of the schooling system to adequately educate and equip these kids for life after grade 12. Countless Matric students leave school struggling to read and write and do maths with any degree of fluency. For many, the 12-year schooling process is simply a warehousing exercise during which potential remains largely untapped and opportunity remains largely non-existent. But lets us be equally clear about the following: HOW THINGS ARE IS NOT HOW THINGS HAVE TO BE. There are three ways in which YOU can help turn this around:
About Siyakhula: Siyakhula is Calvary’s educational ministry in Ivory Park and a registered non-profit organisation (065-226-NPO) creating opportunity through education. For more info, visit: www.wearegrowing.org. Contact: Andrew on 082 903 5979 or andrew@wearegrowing.org
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