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Presenter: Dr Muavia Gallie (PhD)

Education Moving Up Cc. muavia@mweb.co.za

Turn-Around Consortium (TAC)

- Turn Around Strategy (TAS) - �An opportunity to �

Getting It Right In Schools �Driven by �

School Managers Managing Change �

TIMSS Participation Countries 2007

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TIMSS Participation 1995 - 2007

TIMSS 2003 - Applying Maths

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SACMEQ Countries

Botswana

Kenya Lesotho Malawi

Mauritius Mozambique

Namibia Seychelles

South Africa Swaziland Tanzania

Uganda Zambia

Zanzibar Zimbabwe

Source: SACMEQ Data, 2007

Pupil reading sco r e s

SACMEQ Results 6 2 12 15 4 7 13 1 9 5 3 10 14 11 8

6 5 13 15 3 12 9 2 10 4 1 11 14 7 8

7 2 11 13 1 4 14 3 9 6 5 8 12 10 15

6 2 12 14 1 11 13 4 8 5 3 9 15 10 7

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MLA (Unesco/Unicef Education for All Campaign

Grade 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 3 2 9 4 5 6 12 7 11 10 8

2 6 5 8 4 3 7 1 11 12 9 10

1999-2010 + Ave Comparing Grades 1-12 from 1999 to 2010

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Musical Chairs Game

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Matrics 2010 started Gr1 in 1999 Drop in Learners Gr 1 (1999) - Gr12 (2010)

1,318,932

579,384550,000600,000650,000700,000750,000800,000850,000900,000950,000

1,000,0001,050,0001,100,0001,150,0001,200,0001,250,0001,300,0001,350,000

Grade 1 Grade 12

Only 44% retained!

Success rate = 8,1%

• Success-rate of the system = 8,1% • Of every 12 learners starting Grade One, only 1 learner attains what the system is promising them - data 2005!

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Access vs Success

Whether you Pass! How you Pass!

Short-Listing

Employment Quantity

Quality

% Different Types of schools in SA

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% -20%

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Quality of Pass (Grades)

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Thank You!!