
In a presentation by the Deputy Minister of Basic Education to Parliament, Dr Reginah Mhaule reported on 17 February that 55.9% of learners enrolled for matric were girls, while 44.1% were boys — a gap of more than 11%. She found this surprising, since one might have expected the opposite, given that many girls leave school because of teenage pregnancy. She also said that the state does much to support girls,...
