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Wat matrikulante wat verder aan tersiêre instellings wil studeer, moet weet.
Alet
Rademeyer (“Die Burger” 10-01-2009: p4) se berig oor tersiêre
instellings se toelatingsvereistes, verdien matrikulante en onderwysers
se aandag. Alhoewel van die universiteite van mening is dat dit ‘n "te
sterk stelling” is om te sê dat universiteite bekommerd is oor verlede
jaar se matriekgroep, is die skerp styging in die aantal leerders wat
universiteitstoelating gekry het, ‘n werklikheid wat nie geïgnoreer kan
word nie. Daar word in die berig vermeld dat: In 2007 het 85 000
matrikulante universiteitstoelating gekry en in 2008 het dit gestyg tot
107 000. Hierdie styging van bykans 26% bring mee dat die kompetisie
vir ‘n plek aan ‘n universiteit ook skerp sal toeneem. Die skerp
styging in die aantal leerders wat wiskunde met meer as 50% geslaag het
[63 000 in 2008 teenoor 25 000 (vir HG) in 2007] sal die kompetisie in
kursusse/programme wat wiskunde vereis ook verhoog. Prof. Niek Grové,
registrateur van die Universiteit van Pretoria (UP), dui in die berig
aan dat tersiêre instellings nie naastenby sal kan voldoen aan die
behoefte van almal wat wil studeer nie. In die geval van UP is daar
volgens hom reeds 30 000 aansoeke ontvang, terwyl daar net vir 7 500
plek is. Volgens prof. Barney Pityana, rektor van Unisa wat in
dieselfde berig aangehaal word, mag instellings nie meer studente
inneem as wat die onderwysdepartement voorskryf nie.
Ons beveel
dus aan dat matrikulante wat verder aan universiteite en ander tersiêre
instellings wil studeer in die natuurwetenskappe, ingenieurswese,
gesondheidsdienste, ekonomiese wetenskappe, landbou en ander verwante
rigtings sal sorg dat hulle punte ver bo die gemiddelde is. In die lig
daarvan dat studente AANVANKLIK toelating kry op grond van hul graad
11-punte, is dit uiters belangrik dat leerders egter nie tot hulle
graad 12 jaar kan wag om ‘n voet in die universiteitsdeur te kry nie.
Om hierdie rede mik Fisichem Uitgewers daarna om gedurende 2009 ‘n Gr.
11 Fisichem en Gr. 11 Balansstaat op die winkel-rakke te kry. Ons het
alreeds ‘n baie omvattende (448 bladsye) wiskundestudiegids (Pythagoras
11 NKV) beskikbaar teen slegs R70.
What matrics who would like to further their studies at tertiary institutes, must know.
Matrics
and teachers should take note of a report by Alet Rademeyer (“Die
Burger” 10-01-2009: p4) regarding admission requirements. Although some
of the universities believe that it is an exaggeration to say that
universities are concerned about the matric group of 2008, the sharp
increase in the number of learners who obtained university exemption is
a reality which cannot be ignored. It is mentioned in the report that
the number of matrics obtaining university exemption increased from 85
000 in 2007 to 107 000 in 2008. This increase of almost 26% results in
a sharp increase in competition for a place at a university. The sharp
increase in the number of learners who passed mathematics by more than
50% [63 000 in 2008 compared to 25 000 (for HG) in 2007] would also
increase the competition for a place in courses/programmes which
require mathematics. In the same report, prof. Niek Grové, registrar of
the University of Pretoria (UP), indicates that the tertiary
institutions cannot nearly provide in the need of those who would like
to study. According to him the University of Pretoria have received 30
000 applications, while there are only 7 500 places available.
According to prof. Barney Pityana, rector of Unisa who is also cited in
the same report, institutions may not admit more students than the
number determined by the department of education.
We therefore
recommend that matrics who wish to study further at universities and
other tertiary institutions in the natural sciences, engineering,
health sciences, economic sciences, agriculture and other related
directions, should make sure that their marks are well above the
average. In view of the fact that students are INITIALLY admitted on
their grade 11 marks, it is extremely important that learners should
not wait until their grade 12 year to get a foot in the university
door. For this reason Fisichem Publishers, aims to publish a Gr. 11
Physichem and Gr. 11 Balance Sheet during 2009. We already have a very
comprehensive (448 pages) study guide for mathematics available
(Pythagoras 11 NCS) at only R70.
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