The 2012 matric class attending public school in 2001 began as a group of 1,130,659. By the time the group reached matric, there were only 512,133 learners remaining. This means only 45% of the learners who began Grade 1 in 2001 made it to the start of matric in 2012. (bit.ly/10lycbs, Equal Education)
This week's theme: Back to school
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Fact-a-Day
January 23, 2013
