5 Year Strategic Plan 2005/06 - Department of Education

13.9.9 Educator attrition
The age cohort with the highest percentage of educator attrition was 55 – 59 years and
those that were 60 years and over. There is, however, a slight peaking of attrition of
educators in their mid-thirties. The lowest attrition rate occurs in the ages 45 – 49 years.
A total number of 1 574 permanent educators left the system in the same period.
Table 33: Educators Leaving the System by Age Group
Age Group Educators leaving the system
60 136
Table 33 shows the number of educators leaving the system per age group. Whilst the
percentage of educators leaving the system is highest for the 55 – 59 age group in terms
of numbers the group 35 – 39 years accounted for the highest number of educators
leaving. Note that negative attrition implies the number of educators entering the system.
Graph 12: Educator Attrition by Age Group
% Attrition in age cohort
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2001 2002/03
Age intervals
13.9.10 Senior Examination Results
The provincial matric pass rate has over the last five years increased from below 60% in
1998 to above 59.99% in 2003. This rate has dropped by 6.54% in 2004 to 53.45%, but
increased slightly to 57% in 2005. The comparison of matric performance according to
race indicates that White learners have the highest pass rates. With the exception of
Africans, there are more female learners that pass matric in Eastern Cape than male
learners across the different racial groups. African learners form the majority of matric
learners and come from a low base of around 32% before 1998.
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