Statement by Cameron Dugmore, MEC for Education in the Western Cape

The Western Cape Cabinet under the leadership of Premier Ebrahim Rasool will visit several schools tomorrow across the province to welcome the 920,000 learners, including 80,000 grade 1s, back into school. He is to be accompanied by Education MEC Cameron Dugmore.

The Premier and MECs are also expected to check on the state of readiness of the schools, and at the same time either to acknowledge and congratulate high schools that have performed well in the 2007 examinations, or use the visits to encourage and motivate those that have not done so well.

Each MEC is expected to have a short meeting with the principal and senior staff for not more 15 minutes, and thereafter address a special assembly of learners (for not more than 30 minutes). A senior WCED official is to accompany each MEC.

In addition to circuit managers and curriculum officials, more than 30 members of the Western Cape Education Department's Broad Management Team have also been deployed to visit selected schools, to assess and report on their state of readiness.

* MEC Dugmore will visit the Bosmansdam High School at 08h30, where the 2007 Idols winner Jody Williams will perform for her former school. Jody will also join MEC Dugmore and Premier at the Parkhurst Primary School in Mitchell's Plain, and the Hector Petersen High Sschool in Bloekombos, Kraaifontein.

CABINET DEPLOYMENT PROGRAMME

Premier E Rasool and MEC C Dugmore

11h00 - 11h30:	Parkhurst Primary School (c/o Park & Silversands Avenue, Westridge, Mitchell's Plain)
11h45 - 12h15:	Manyano High School (Msobumvo Road, Ilitha Park, Khayelitsha)
12h45 - 13h15:	Hector Petersen HS (Maguludela Street, Bloekombos)

MEC T Essop (Elsies River)

08h00 - 08h45:   JG Meiering HS (Merrimanweg, GOODWOOD)
09h00 - 09h45:   Elswood Secondary (Eppinglaan, ELSIESRIVIER)

MEC L Brown (Theewaterskloof) [to be accompanied by Dr BA Wilson]

08h00 - 08h45:   Pineview Primary School (Russellstraat, Pineview)
09h00 - 09h45:   Grabouw HS (Voortrekkerstraat 2)

MEC R Dyantyi Mitchell's Plain)

08h00 - 08h45:   Spine Road HS (c/o Spine- & Merrydale Roads, Rocklands)
09h00 - 09h45:   Woodlands Secondary School (Mitchell Avenue, Woodlands)

MEC K Mqulwana (Gugulethu)

08h00 - 08h45:   Fezeka High School (NY2 Fezeka Street, GUGULETHU)
09h00 - 09h45:   Sithembele Mathiso Secondary (c/o Koornof Street & NY 78, NEW CROSS ROADS)

MEC P Uys (Eerste River)

08h00 - 08h45:   Eerste River Secondary School (Beverleystraat, High Places)
09h00 - 09h45:   Forest Heights High School (Bloekomlaan, Forest Heights)

MEC L Ramatlakane (Nyanga)

08h00 - 08h45:   Oscar Mpetha HS (Emms Drive, NYANGA)
09h00 - 09h45:   Hlengisa Primary School (Hlati Road, White City, NYANGA)

MEC Dowry (Witzenberg) [to be accompanied by Dr Barkhuizen]

08h00 - 08h45:   Waveren Secondary School (Ryk Tulbaghstraat, TULBAGH)
09h00 - 09h45:   WF Loots PS (Vierdelaan, WOLSELEY)

MEC Jacobs (Philippi)

08h00 - 08h45:   Intsebensezwano HS (Tywaka Road, PHILIPPI)
09h00 - 09h45:   Siyzaka Primary School (Sagwityi Street, PHILIPPI)

For enquiries, contact Gert Witbooi:  082 550 3938, or gwitbooi@pgwc.gov.za.

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