SA's maths and science education: worst in the world
2 June 2014
The 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Information Technology Report has ranked South Africa's Mathematics and Science education quality the worst in the world (see here).
Furthermore, the overall perceived quality of our education system has also plummeted from 140 to 146 of 148 countries surveyed. It is also of great concern that Internet Access in our schools has slipped down by five slots to 116 of 148.
I will write to the Chairperson of the Basic Education portfolio committee, requesting that this issue be prioritised and that the Minister be summoned to Parliament to account for what appears to be the worsening state of our education system immediately.
Last year the ministerial task team established to investigate the progress of teaching programmes in maths, science and technology across South Africa and released a damning report that exposed gaping holes at every level of our education system.