The Matric results 2009 had come out and obviously we once again have seen a decreased pass rate. After seeing how the accident statistics are manipulated, one has to wonder how these are dealt with, and one wonders what the definition of a pass now, compared to 20 years ago, as well as to the difference between mathematics as we knew it, and the new subject which seems to be a lesser form of mathematics along some sort of numerical skills basis. In any event, I am not an expert one education, but one can only wonder what is going on with the exams that the Universities are now coming up with their own requirements for admission, whereas in the past, they were quite prepared to accept Matric results and grant admission to people that have a University exemption. Does that mean that to their minds the University exemption is no longer what it was? One would have to assume that that is the implication and certainly it is quite frightening for the country that so view people are actually doing subjects such as mathematics and science. On the other hand, there has been a growing field of so-called Universities of Colleges that essentially offer UNISA courses and train and lecture people who ultimately would then write UNISA exams.