‘Silent crisis’ at schools in South Africa More than 50% of Grade 1 learners don’t know all the letters in the alphabet. 78% of Grade 4 learners could not read for meaning in any language. 79% of Grade 6 maths teachers in the country scored below 60% on a Grade 6 maths test. https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/679861/silent-crisis-at-schools-in-south-africa-education-department-responds/ 6.7K views11:14