Share

Age of anomalies: 6 000 Free State pupils are between 20 and 30 years old

accreditation
Share your Subscriber Article
You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend!
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
loading...
Loading, please wait...
0:00
play article
Subscribers can listen to this article
The compulsory schooling age group is seven to 15 years or the end of Grade 9. (Rosetta Msimango/City Press)
The compulsory schooling age group is seven to 15 years or the end of Grade 9. (Rosetta Msimango/City Press)

More than 6 000 pupils in the Free State are aged between 20 and 30, according to statistics seen by News24.

At least 3 233 pupils are aged 20, while 1 589 are 21 years old and 717 are 22 years old.

The compulsory schooling age in South Africa is 7 to 15 years (Grades 1 to 9). A pupil who is more than two years older than the age group norm for a specific grade is classified as being over-age.

Read this for free
South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
Try our free 14-day trial
Already a subscriber? Sign in
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Voting Booth
President Cyril Ramaphosa will sign the National Health Insurance Bill into law this week.
Please select an option Oops! Something went wrong, please try again later.
Results
At last. The NHI will improve healthcare for all South Africans.
5% - 271 votes
Cheap politicking before the election. Challenge the Bill in court.
87% - 5160 votes
I don't have strong feelings about the NHI either way.
8% - 479 votes
Vote
Rand - Dollar
18.33
-0.8%
Rand - Pound
23.29
-0.9%
Rand - Euro
19.97
-1.1%
Rand - Aus dollar
12.29
-1.0%
Rand - Yen
0.12
-0.9%
Platinum
1,094.50
+0.7%
Palladium
1,011.50
-0.0%
Gold
2,414.25
-0.1%
Silver
31.49
+0.1%
Brent Crude
83.98
+0.9%
Top 40
73,214
0.0%
All Share
79,531
+0.0%
Resource 10
63,559
+2.2%
Industrial 25
110,578
-1.0%
Financial 15
17,183
-0.2%
All JSE data delayed by at least 15 minutes Iress logo
Editorial feedback and complaints

Contact the public editor with feedback for our journalists, complaints, queries or suggestions about articles on News24.

LEARN MORE