The comment was made in the context of the high repeat rate in the system.
(a) No full scale investigation has been initiated.
(b) There was no need to conduct such an investigation because:
- Data on both the repeat and drop-out rates showed that the number of learners decrease from Grade 10 onwards; and
- Measures were put in place to investigate the risk e.g. Progression Policy, Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy, Curriculum differentiation, etc.