More than a week after the beginning of term 7 900 pupils have not found places in schools in the Western Cape, according to Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schafer. Noxolo Ntshuntshe and Samkelo Mjambo are among the parents who have not been able to find places for their children[…]
The summer holidays have come to an end as children from across the country made their way back to school this morning to mark the start of the academic year for 2017. In the Western Cape, more than one million pupils set out to kick start the first term for[…]
Over one million pupils are set to head back to school across the Western Cape for 2017 academic year, according to the Western Cape Education Department. The commencement, however, is not without hiccups, with placements and a lack of infrastructure plaguing hopes for a smooth transition into the new year.[…]
A number of discriminatory practices have been found at Sans Souci Girls’ High School during an investigation by the Western Cape education department. “The investigation found that a number of discriminating practices gave rise to understandable unhappiness among learners and steps have already been taken to remedy these,” Western Cape[…]
Frustrated parents at the Pinelands Primary school are demanding that the principal and senior management be removed, amid allegations of maladministration at the school. They have urged the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to immediately publish a report, which was meant to probe the allegations. The School Governing Body (SGB),[…]
While most Western Cape schools fall within quintile four and five categories (fee-paying), many parents whose children attend these schools are unable to afford annual fees. Despite the existence of quintile one to three schools (no-fee schools), the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) this year increased its subsidization of quintile[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (SA) has urged the community to keep South Africa’s Matriculants in their duas, as they embark on the most important examinations of their schooling journey. The MJC in a statement wished all Grade 12’s well and urged students to put in all the necessary effort to[…]
NOTE: This article was corrected Principals in Mitchell’s Plain have raised concern around the safety of educators, after the principal of Tafelsig High School was threatened by a learner at the school on Friday. According to sources, the pupil threatened Rushda O’Shea following a misunderstanding between the two. Five teachers were[…]
As communities within South Africa continue to suffer the effects of alcohol abuse, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has voiced concern at proposed amendments of the Western Cape Provincial School Education Act (1997) that would allow the consumption of alcohol on school property. In August, the Western Cape Education Department[…]
School principals and community members have raised concerns after a matric maths paper was scheduled to be written on the same day as Eid al-Adha. The paper and Eid al-Adha coincide on September 12, 2016. According to principals, the matter was raised with district officers in their areas but no[…]
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