As an institution of higher learning, we cannot sit and watch when young people amongst us are condemned to a life without hope; a life of despair because of the failure to provide them with the education they need and deserve. We must brighten the corner where we are.
There is starkly unequal access to quality education in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown). Statistics show that middle-class black learners at fee-paying schools have a three out of four chance of exiting the system with a good-quality matric and entering a top university. By contrast, learners at “non-fee” schools have less than a one in ten chance of reaching this level.
The underlying problem is dysfunctional schooling in Makhanda. This has a range of consequences that condemn the learners to lives with few opportunities and prospects.
These include dropping out before reaching Grade 12, failing Grade 12 or obtaining a weak National Senior Certificate (NSC). Youths who find themselves in these situations invariably join the ranks of the unemployed. Youth unemployment is one of the most severe socioeconomic problems facing contemporary South Africa, and it has its roots in the generally dysfunctional public schooling system.
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