Under the previous dispensation, the Matric exam was controlled by a statutory body controlled by the universities, with inputs from industry and schools. Umaluzi: One of the first things that happened under the new constitution was that this was placed under the control of the Minister of Education through a body now called Umalusi. This body controls the standard of all "matric", or National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. It also sees...

In an article by Michael Farris of the Home Schooling Legal Defence Association (HSLDA), the assault on the homeschooling movement over the last three decades is being described in terms of three waves. The first wave used the argument of educational standards against homeschooling. The second wave used the argument on socialisation to criticize homeschooling. In the USA, Farris has now identified a third wave. This wave makes use of religious...