The University of Cape Town (UCT) admission policy finally come under spot light early this week. The DA Student’s Organisation (Dasa) called for the race criteria to be scrapped from the policy whereas other youth organisations such as the SA Students congress wants the policy to remain as is.
UCT has a reputation for only accepting students from affluent backgrounds’ and the top performing schools in the country. Preference is also given to those belonging to the elite of the country such as politicians, celebrities and sports stars. To shy away from this prejudice practice, the institution has in recent years accepted students from disadvantaged backgrounds. I find this completely unacceptable as it deprives majority of hardworking school leavers from a good education.
Tertiary institutions should be better regulated by government. Admission requirements and the quality of education should be closely monitored to ensure all high prospective students get a fair chance to study at the institution of their choice. I in fact think that tertiary institutions should be a podium that balances the inequalities of primary and secondary education.
Well written piece and a very relevant argument. Well done.
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