Oasis Crescent Fund Trust will be investing over R7 million to the Oasis Bursary Programme to extend its reach to over 45 worthy students from various communities across South Africa. At a special handover ceremony to its 2015 recipients on Saturday, 19 new students were given a financial boost for[…]
As schools on the Cape Flats grapple with many socio-economic challenges, one Mitchell’s Plain school is not allowing negative circumstances to hinder its success. With passion, determination and a realistic turn-around strategy, Spine Road High School has become one of the most sought-after schools in the greater Mitchells Plain area.[…]
Pupils should not be “lost” to the education system for the sake of achieving higher pass rates, Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer said on Monday. “We believe that retaining more learners in the system and giving them the opportunity to pass the [matric] is more important than ‘losing’ learners[…]
Children should be taught in their mother tongue in order to improve understanding of difficult subjects, and subsequently improve their overall performance at school, according to the deputy CEO of Afriforum, Alana Bailey. Her statements come ahead of the anticipate release of the 2014 final matric results, with a substantial[…]
Malala Yousafzai vowed Wednesday to struggle for every child’s right to go to school as she became the youngest ever Nobel laureate, sharing the peace prize with Indian campaigner Kailash Satyarthi. “I will continue this fight until I see every child in school,” the 17-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl told an audience[…]
“Sheikh Shakier was almost a maverick. He would put forward ideas irrespective whether it made him popular or not. If that is the position he believed in, he would put it forward and stand by it.” These were the words of academic and author Dr. Eghsaan Behardien, in describing the[…]
The government and the education department are letting the pupils of the country down, Justice Edwin Cameron said on Monday. “Despite spending massive resources on our education system, we continue to deprive learners of the sort of truly enriching educational opportunities, with compassionate and well-trained teachers,” he told a gathering[…]
A group of principals working together to improve education at underprivileged schools in the province say they are overwhelmed by the monies they have raised. The Progressive Principals Association (PPA) hosted a Golf Day last week to generate funds for struggling schools in the greater Mitchell’s Plain area. West End[…]
The implementation of Annual National Assessments (ANA) does not assist schools or the education system, the South African Democratic Teachers` Union (Sadtu) said on Sunday. “The purpose of tests and assessments are to secure customised interventions as identified,” the union said in a statement. “We cannot have a common tool[…]
The iconic “Forum”, the school hall at the centre of the Harold Cressy High School building was filled to the brim on Wednesday, as educators, alumni, activists and learners gathered to celebrate the schools status as a provincial heritage site. The school received a heritage plaque on National Heritage Day,[…]
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