In 2009, 316 320 (48%) students that had borrowed from NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme) had dropped out without completing their studies. (International Education Association of South Africa, bit.ly/TqVbtO)
This week’s theme: Further education in South Africa
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How many will repay the debt?
Is there any research available that tells us why this is the case? It’s tragic.
Yes, surely someone should be investigating what is going wrong.
Are resources spread too thin and students drop out because despite financial aid they cannot afford to continue?
Are the academic criteria wrong? Were these students likely to cope with the rigors of academic life?
A comparative would be great to understand if in fact this is drastic for SA? Understanding the trend over time would also help here
Fair research would include the change in criteria for acceptance, and the shift in international accreditation of education received over the same period i.e. the change in quality of education. While the quality of school received is often not a true measure, the ability to attain higher levels of quality education remains, as it should, a challemge.