This coming Monday, 20 October, the Matric class of 2025 will sit for their final exams.
Tens of thousands of learners will be denied the chance to write essential subjects as they attend schools which do not offer them.
According to Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, thousands of public schools in South Africa do not offer critical STEM subjects to matric learners.
Roger Solomons says students at almost 500 public schools will be robbed of opportunity to write Mathematics final.
Author's summary: Many South African schools lack essential subjects.