The department says this has been made severe by budget cuts from National Treasury, the introduction of the norms and standards regulations and the rotational schooling system.in the province for the start of the academic year. The Western Cape is amongst the top-performing provinces in the country.
“We started very early last year with admission processes which is an ongoing problem but we have made a lot of progress, even though we still have unplaced learners, they are far fewer than the previous year. We are working every day to reduce that number to make sure they are in school as soon as possible. We have ordered our stationery, everyone who has ordered the stationery; they have received their stationery.
“So excited to start a new year on a positive note, so that when the transition takes place we will be able to house the capacity of all learners at our school so that we will be able to enhance teaching and learning in our community and also building our nation going forward as well.”