Racial, social inequalities have major impact on matric results - study
9 February 2016
Durban - The 2016 South African Survey by the SA Institute for Race Relations has noted "deep-seated racial and social inequalities" in South Africa's matric results.
According to a statement issued by the IRR on Tuesday, not nearly enough has been done to deliver high-quality education to black people.
The survey found only 35% of matric candidates who wrote mathematics in 2014 achieved a grade of 40% or above, according to data obtained from the Department of Basic Education.
"When the data was broken down by race group, it became apparent that 83% of white candidates obtained a grade of 40% and above as opposed to 69.7% of Indian candidates, 46.3% of coloured candidates, and just 28.5% of African candidates."