BY Staff Reporter

A capacity building training intervention is to be rolled out for maths and science teachers in the North West Province in an effort to improve the 30% pass rate achieved in these learning areas, North West Premier Thandi Modise announced on Friday.

Premier Modise urged hands-on involvement of education stakeholders to address pass rate challenges, including the improvement of the Annual National Assessment in Grade 3, 6 and 9.

The province recorded a consistent improvement in the Grade 12 Matriculation results since 2009. Over the past four consecutive years it increased from 67.51% to 75,7 then to 77,8% and obtained 79.5 % last year.

“The North West government and its people are grateful for the hard work invested by learners, teachers, school governing bodies, parents and the department of education in bringing about the improved results in our Matriculation examinations year in and out,” stressed Modise.