Single National Curriculum---

opportunities and challenges

•Opportunities :
•Eliminating apartheid in education by introducing a
uniform curriculum
•Promotion of social cohesion and national integration
•Inculcates creativity and critical thinking in students
•Uplifting educational system to international standards
•Curtail the monopoly of private institutions
•Nurturing local culture and identity
•Emphasizes technical and vocational education
•Up-root extremist ideologies in educational institutions
• Would result in political stability
• Increases economic growth
• Overcomes social issues
 Challenges
• Limited provision of resources
• Creating national consensus – of all
stakeholders
• Difficulty in Bringing out of school children to
schools
• Understaffing of curriculum building expertise
• Possible centre provinces disharmony
• Mainstreaming Madrasah is a challenge
 Suggestions
• Provision of Maximum resources
• Providing continuous Refreshing courses for
teachers
• Provide incentives for bringing out of school
children to schools
• Taking all stakeholders into confidence
• Taking measures for mainstreaming madrasahs
• Create awareness: role of media and academics
• Following high standard educational models