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School Dropout: Hanging by a Thread
This research publication falls under the overarching School Dropout series, which is an ongoing effort to change how society thinks about dropout and dropout-related issues. For the past two years, Zero Dropout Campaign has been working with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on its Psychosocial Support Strategy, supporting the development of relevant policy and initiatives. As our […]
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School Dropout: Advocacy to Action
Twenty-twenty-four happened to be a momentous year for both the Zero Dropout Campaign and democratic South Africa. As the former marks its fifth anniversary, the latter is also marking its thirtieth with what’s been deemed as the most highly contested election in its history. The year also happened to be the year in which the […]
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Experts question new education certificate’s impact on academic standards
There has been debate whether the General Education Certificate (GEC) will, despite its intentions, inadvertently formalise the dropout phenomenon in South Africa, which is still at crisis level.
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