Monday, February 02, 2015

Charges laid against Simon Estes Music High School by the WCED

Lusanda Bill
02 February 2015

The Western Cape Department of Education has confirmed that it has charged the Simon Estes Music High School for operating an illegal school. 

WCED’s Paddy Attwell said the department withdrew the registration of the school as a private school with effect from the 10th of December last year. 

This is after the school failed to meet requirements for continued registration. 

Attwell said the department investigated last week after receiving complaints from parents and found that the school was still operating. The department reported the case to the Wynberg police on Wednesday last week.

“Our main concern is for the learners of the school and our district will help them find places as required” Attwell added.

Meanwhile the WCED said it is concerned about the learners as Grade 12 marks from last year will not be recognized. The school has now been officially charged with operating an illegal school, as maintaining an unregistered independent school is an offence under the South African Schools Act.

WCED’s Paddy Attwell said the school did not submit year marks for any of the six candidates of the school who wrote matric exams last year, and they did not receive their matric results.

Attwell said in addition the education authorities will not officially recognised any results obtained at an illegal school. Essentially at the moment the school is operating illegally and that is an offence, and that is why we reported it to the police.

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