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Age of anomalies: 6 000 Free State pupils are between 20 and 30 years old

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The compulsory schooling age group is seven to 15 years or the end of Grade 9. (Rosetta Msimango/City Press)

The compulsory schooling age group is seven to 15 years or the end of Grade 9. (Rosetta Msimango/City Press)

More than 6 000 pupils in the Free State are aged between 20 and 30, according to statistics seen by News24.

At least 3 233 pupils are aged 20, while 1 589 are 21 years old and 717 are 22 years old.

The compulsory schooling age in South Africa is 7 to 15 years (Grades 1 to 9). A pupil who is more than two years older than the age group norm for a specific grade is classified as being over-age.

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