The recent announcement by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) regarding certain proposed changes to the pass requirements for grades 7-9, which specifically involves Mathematics, is disconcerting ...

The results of Grade 9 pupils in maths in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study have shown "a remarkable upward trend". Grade 9 pupils outperformed pupils from Jordan, Palestine, ...

It has been 16 years since officials say Ontario’s Grade 9 math curriculum was last overhauled, and the Ontario government has announced it will be de-streaming the subject as part of a broader revamp ...

As public school trustees on Tuesday debated standardized test results showing more than 40 per cent of Grade 9 students failed their math exams last year, officials also confirmed that acceptable ...

Put down that calculator, teens — a new mental math component is part of the Grade 9 provincial achievement test (PAT) this year. Following Eggen’s move last year to add 15 calculator-free questions ...

KwaZulu-Natal - Educationists, still reeling from the bleak maths results that emerged in the Annual National Assessment, are stunned by the poor scores of pupils in the country’s most affluent ...

Ontario's new Grade 9 math course, which will be the first to eliminate the practice of "streaming," will involve more real-life applications of the subject and include lessons on financial literacy ...

The Manitoba government has revealed a new compulsory Grade 9 math curriculum aimed at improving student achievement and equipping young people with essential financial skills. The redesigned course ...

Johannesburg - Some Gauteng school principals are furious at being notified by the education department this week that they must pass Grade 9 pupils who failed maths - if they conformed with other ...