Tuesday, February 05, 2013

MEC of Education Donald Grant visited an illegal school in Khayelitsha

Imogen Vollenhoven
5February 2013

On Monday the MEC of Education Donald Grant visited Zwelitsha in Khayelitsha to see the conditions of an illegal school operating in the area.

There were around 60 children being taught in conditions that are not conducive to teaching and learning.

There are no proper school resources, such as equipment and learning and support materials and the people who are running the school are not employed by the WCED.

Spokesperson Bronagh Casey explains that the Minister visited the school in odder to see for himself the conditions the children are learning under.

Casey explained that the WCED has not received any an application for the registration of an independent school at this site.

Casey furthermore says that the Minister has not as per law established a news school in the area.

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