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Cosas backs Joe Slovo learners over school policy protest
Learners handed over a memorandum yesterday in protest against some rules at their school.
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Protest at Sans Souci over alleged discriminatory & racist policies
The girls say they are fed up with the school's code of conduct, specifically rules about hair & language.
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WCED redeploys Atlantis school principal following protests
Violence erupted after the school governing body claimed it had been side-lined during the move.
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WCED seeks to amend policy on progressing learners
The proposed provincial regulations will ensure, among other things, learners meet the required pass mark.
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21 schools in WC burgled, vandalised
The WCED says the Cape Winelands district reported the highest number of incidents in the province.
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[LISTEN] Over 40 children in Blikkiesdorp still not placed in schools
CapeTalk host Kienno Kammies and Western Cape Education MEC spokesperson Jessica Shelver discuss the placement of at least 40 Blikkiesdorp learners who are yet to be enrolled in schools.
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Strand parents alarmed by abduction attempts at some schools
Two pupils narrowly escaped after they were approached by an unknown woman in a minibus.
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WCED moved Uitsig Secondary School learners amid safety concerns
A dept official says it’s not their intention to close the school & they need to conduct a safety assessment.
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Uitsig High School learners fuming after building declared unfit
The school has been declared structurally unsafe by the Dept of Education following an inspection.
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Gugulethu cops put pupils in police van 'for photo op'
The grade 8 pupils were found with knives during a search and seizure operation.
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Two new schools opened in CT
The initiative aims to bring additional skills into the system to improve the quality of non-fee schools.
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WC Education Dept gives reasons for textbook shortage in Masiphumelele
The WCED has attributed a shortage of textbooks at Masiphumelele High School to protests & fires.
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Parents to keep Atlantis school closed until demands are met
Parents shut down Avondale Primary School on Wednesday claiming the school poses a danger to learners.
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Two most improved Cape schools lauded by WCED
Mfuleni High School’s pass rate has shot up from 50 percent in 2014 to 79 percent in 2015.
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WCED tests new model at schools
MEC for Education Debbie Schafer explains how donors & private foundations are going to change education at poorer schools.
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Matric ‘rewrite’ letter currently circulating is fake
The Education Department says a letter claiming learners need to rewrite their Maths exam is fake.
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School slammed for naming and shaming struggling matrics
Matric learners at Westridge High School had their June results published in a booklet.
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WC considers shutting down smaller schools
WC Education's Jessica Shelver discusses the possibility of shutting down schools with under 250 pupils and consolidating them into larger schools.
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WC teacher-learner ratio plummeting
More than 670 new teaching posts have been announced.
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CT schools still a target for gang violence
As schools reopen, the WCED says it’s working to ensure the safety of learners affected by gang violence.
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Grade 1 pupil sexually assaulted
A Hout Bay pupil informed his mother he’d been sexually assaulted at school more than a week ago.
