1. The Western Cape Education Department is investigating various facets of hostels. A questionnaire has been drawn up and officials will visit the schools concerned to complete the questionnaire there. You are requested to co-operate by receiving the official and providing him or her with the necessary information.
2. The envisaged visit will take place between 19 April 2004 and 30 April 2004 and the official will phone you at least three days before the time to make arrangements for an appointment. The completion of the questionnaire should take one hour, at the most, if the information is readily available.

3. You are therefore requested to have the following information, as applicable to the hostel attached to the school, available for the interview.
3.1 Personnel information
3.1.1 Superintendent
3.1.2 Supervisors
3.1.3 Public Service personnel
3.2 Boarding tariffs
3.2.1 For learners/hostel dwellers as levied by the hostel
3.2.2 For superintendent and family
3.2.3 For supervisor(s) and family/families
3.2.4 For Public Service personnel
3.2.5 For others

4. Income and expenditure statements for 2003
5. Municipal tariffs (copies of Oct. 2003, Nov. 2003 and Dec. 2003 accounts)

6. Learner information
6.1 Number of boys/girls accommodated and grades
6.2 Number living less than 5km from hostel
6.3 Number of learners from other provinces/countries
6.4 Accommodation capacity of hostel
6.5 Number of applications received in 2003 for 2004
6.6 Number of applicants not accepted

7. Should your hostel be experiencing a specific problem, please put it in writing and hand the document to the official visiting you.

Your co-operation will be appreciated.



SIGNED: W.L. CARELSE
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2004:03:23