Faktore wat aanleiding gee tot die hoë druipsyfer onder graad 10-leerders aan die gekombineerde skool te Luckhoff

English: Article 1: When up to 50 % of the grade 10 learners in the country fail, it's catastrophic. The percentage has been repeated during the past few years, it did not happen only once. Most of the learners that failed in grade 10 come from a poor environment. Such an enyironment seldom effects only one aspect of the learner's life. The aim of this research is to determine which factors have a negative influence on the learners academic performance. The researcher tried to determine whether there is a relevance between the poor environment of the learners and the OBE-system. According to the findings of the researcher's literature studies factors within the poor environment of the learners do influence their academic performance and it attribute to them not reaching the outcomes set by the OBE-system. The learners within the poor environment live in unstable conditions, they also have few chances in life. These learners live in a disturbed environment that effects them negatively. This environment where there are few chances for the learners, leads to deprivation and negligence. Within this poor environment cultural different education occurs and it also accumulate to the ,difficulties for the learners in their academic performance. The learners' self concept are directly influenced by their situation and environment. The learners have a low self concept and they show a lack of communication skills. On account of their external locus of control they do not accept responsibility for their poor academic performances. Besides their physical shortcomings, these learners also show shortcomings in their education. Learners within the poor environment also have to deal with the reality of HIV / AIDS and unwanted pregnancies among the teenagers. All these factors mentioned above play an important role when it comes to OBE. Although the OBE-system was not implemented properly, the other factors also contribute to the poor academic performarn;:e of the learners. Multi-cultural classes in the school cause problems for, the learners who have to attend these classes. The shortage of facilities increase the learners' poor situation, because it cause problems for them in the school. The lack of discipline and the overworked teachers are also contributing factors that cause the learners to perform poorly within the OBE-system. The learners are directly influenced by these factors. These learners are the victims of their circumstances and it emerges in their academic performance. As the school is also situated within this poor environment, these circumstances and factors that influence the learners academic performance are also transferred to the school situation. The learners cannot afford to buy the basic necessities fof school. They cannot afford research material to meet the demands set by the OBE-system. Therefore these learners enter the gr. 10 with huge shortcomings. These learners urgently need help to overcome the stumbling block that prevent them from achieving academic success. Article 2: The culture of poverty in our country is a social problem effecting a high percentage of people. This phenomenon is clearly visible in the community of Luckhoff with its lack of jobs and all the social and welfare problems. By means of an empirical investigation the relation between the poor environment of the learners and the OBE-system, as possible factors leading up to the high percentage of failures among grade 10-learners is being investigated. The South African Police keeps documents of all the crimes committed by the youth. The local Health Clinic keeps files on all the cases of illness, pregnancies, rape and assaults reported and treated where the youth was concerned. A self structured questionnaire was completed by the parents, educators and learners who have failed grade 10. A report on the academic performance of grade 10-learners in the Free State was provided by the Department of Education. The findings and conclusions made from the data confirms that the learners who live within p poor environment are negatively effected by the OBE-system, on account of their circumstances. Their circumstances prevent them form reaching the outcomes set by the OBE. The academic performance of these learners is a cause for great concern. Educators indicated that the performance of these learners ranges from below average to weak. Most of the parents of these learners had little of no scholastic training. Their domestic lives are unstable, incomplete and emotional security is absent. The learners have a low self concept and they lack the motivation to succeed in their academic performance. In order to make a positive turnabout in their academic performance teachers and parents will have to take hands to motivate and aid these learners to succeed. Furthermore, it is important that steps should be taken to address this serious problem.