Careers without matric
Part of the government’s Action Plan for 2025 is to increase the number of matriculants eligible for university entry (1). The sad truth is that not all students have the educational or financial background or the social support needed to achieve a matriculation pass and every year between the months of October to February, there is an increase in desperate students (and adults) trying to find a solution to the predicament they find themselves in by not having a matric. The general feeling in South African society is that having a matric is of major importance and that without matric, success in life is not possible. This puts an enormous amount of pressure on students and when they don’t achieve matric, they become despondent. “… the overwhelming focus on the matric pass rate can mean that other educational goals are sacrificed.”(2)
Careers without Matric also produces a newsletter informing subscribers of updates to the website. As at August 2017, there were 86 legitimate (self-subscribed) subscribers to this newsletter.
| Audience | Students who have not completed matric or who failed matric, adults who did not complete matric, employment seekers who do not have a matric qualification |
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(1) Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, (2013) Success by Numbers. How using data can unlock the potential of South Africa’s R-12 public school system, retrieved October 3, 2016 from http://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Publications/Success%20by%20Numbers_June%206_E-VERSION.PDF?ver=2014-07-24-054722-000, p. 14. (2)Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, (2013) Success by Numbers. How using data can unlock the potential of South Africa’s R-12 public school system, retrieved October 3, 2016 from http://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Publications/Success%20by%20Numbers_June%206_E-VERSION.PDF?ver=2014-07-24-054722-000, p. 34.