There are 42,000 girls aged 13 to 18 who do not attend school because they are pregnant. (GHS 2008)

This week’s theme: Back to school

Four out of five South African adults think that to be successful, you need to be well educated. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: Back to school

There are 13.7 million children in South Africa aged 6 to 18. 6% are not currently attending an educational institution. (GHS 2008)

This week’s theme: Back to school

74% of South Africa’s urban adults agree with the statement ‘My standard of education is better than my parents managed to achieve’. (Future Fact 2008)

This week’s theme: Back to school

The National Senior Certificate examinations in 2009 involved a total of 580,577 full time candidates writing a total of 197 papers in nearly 7,000 centres marked by more than 30,000 markers. The national pass rate was 60.7%, 2% lower than in 2008. (www.education.gov.za)

This week’s theme: Back to school