Western Cape Education officials say the department is working hard toMore than 4 000 learners are still not placed. Senior officials appeared before the Standing Committee on Education via a virtual meeting.
The Department’s senior official, Archie Lewis, says by next week they will know the exact number of learners the system can absorb. It also says the continued rotational schooling system, introduced during lockdown levels, is negatively impacting children’s education. VERY well done to the W Cape class of 2021 – improvement of 1.3%, over the 80% again, third position in the country with the highest % of bachelor passes, 2 districts in top 10 and improvement in retention from Grade 10-12 to 70%! All during a global pandemic! SUPER proud of youThe MEC for Education, Debbie Schäfer, says the province exceeded expectations given the immense challenges of 2021.