A mother has opened a police case against her son’s primary school sports coach after he and some classmates were allegedly ordered to lower their pants and stand with their backs to him after a pupil’s money disappeared. The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her[…]
The Western Cape Education Department has raised concerns following a stabbing involving two learners at Manenberg Primary School. Two learners have been stabbed during an altercation on Monday at a Manenberg school. According to Education MEC spokesperson Jessica Shelver the two pupils are Grade 6 learners. Shelver said the caretaker of the school[…]
By Yaseen Kippie Al Azhar Primary School will move from Lotus River to Mitchell’s Plain in the new academic year, a move that has upset some parents. The school will be relocated to a new complex setup by al-Khair Foundation on the corner of Jakes Gerwel and Highlands Drives, close[…]
Rescuers are racing against the clock to reach survivors trapped under the rubble of a school in Mexico City which collapsed during Tuesday’s earthquake. One of them, a 13-year-old girl, is believed to be sheltering under a table, officials told the BBC. At least 21 children and five adults died[…]
Learners at The Leadership College (TLC) in Hyde Park in Mitchell’s Plain face an uncertain future as parents are forced to find alternative placement for their children with the school’s looming closure. TLC in Hyde Park is in the midst of a financial crisis resulting from a mammoth R8 million[…]
An attack by militants on a school in western Aleppo has claimed the lives of at least six children and injured many others. An RT crew visited the scene, as well as the hospital which received the dead and wounded following the deadly assault by rebels. The attack occurred when[…]
A recent video of a child being bullied at school has sparked outrage after going viral. The 24-second video was recorded at Fairbairn College in Goodwood and then later posted onto Facebook by the victim’s mother, Shamsoenisa Gordon-De Jager. The video shows the victim, Raaziek Camroodien, lying in the foetal[…]
The parents of a primary school in Atlantis, north of Cape Town, have vowed to block any schooling until they are given a date for when they will get a new school building. “We want it on black and white,” said Shane Jennicker, chairperson of the Avondale Primary School’s School[…]
With thousands of children returning to the classroom as the new school year kicks off across the Western Cape, students at Mountain Road Primary School are showing their eagerness to knuckle down and excel during the new academic year. “I want to study my hardest and get good marks, and[…]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and other senior politicians are expected to visit a number of primary and high schools across the country on Wednesday, as schools prepare for the start of their 2016 curriculum. Ramaphosa and Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi will hand over a new school to the Daveyton[…]
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