Class of 2025 | Do Matric standards match global benchmarks? Prof Boitumelo Diale

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Published Jan 11, 2026

To further discuss South Africa's education system producing thousands of matriculants every year, and the National Senior Certificate being recognised both locally and internationally. But what recognition does not always equal readiness. Today, we are dissecting whether the standards of learning leading up to matric still meet internationally approved benchmarks and what our results really say about the state of education in the country. We are joined by Sol Plaatjie University Faculty of Education Dean, Professor Boitumelo Diale.

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