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Minister Schäfer shocked by death of high school principal

18 September 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I am shocked and saddened by news that we have lost one of our principals to a senseless act of violence. Ms Zameka Mfubesi, principal of Umyezo Wama Apile High School, was shot and killed this afternoon. Details are currently ...

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Minister Schäfer wishes the 2020 matric class the best for their trial exams

16 September 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I would like to wish all of our matric learners the very best as they tackle their trial examinations over the next three weeks. The recommended window for the exams is 15 September to 7 October, and learners have already ...

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New Basic Education directions gazetted

3 August 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape he Department of Basic Education has now gazetted directions outlining the phasing in of grades over the next month. It has been over a week since the President made a series of announcements regarding schools in his address ...

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Interests of children last on the list of priorities in capitulation to unions

24 July 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape It is with deep disappointment that we note the decision of the national Cabinet to once again close schools for a whole month. The arguments from governing body associations, NGOs and medical specialists highlighting the ...

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Covid-19 in schools – the facts

21 July 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape There has been a great deal of interest recently in comments made by Dr Michael Ryan of the World Health Organisation regarding schools and Covid-19, which have been used to motivate for the closure of schools in South Africa ...

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Schools Evaluation Authority to assess school responses to Covid-19

15 July 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Earlier this year, I announced that the Chief Evaluator of the Western Cape’s Schools Evaluation Authority (SEA), Ms Karen Bydell, had appointed two lead evaluators and two evaluators so that they could begin their work in our ...

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Misleading information spread by ANC and aligned organisations

5 July 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I have noted the statement issued by the ANC and aligned organisations referring to the return to school of more grades in the Western Cape from tomorrow. Firstly, this is a very poorly disguised attempt at deflecting ...

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Grades R, 6 and 11 will return to class on Monday 6 July 2020

2 July 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape We have noted the statement by the national minister regarding today’s discussions in the Council of Education Ministers. We welcome the differentiated approach to phasing in grades that has been provided for, and the ability ...

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WCED offers temporary Classroom Assistant posts during the national disaster

1 July 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape The WCED is asking candidates who wish to be considered as temporary classroom assistants during the national state of disaster to register their profiles on our online system as part of our Classroom Assistant initiative. The ...

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Disrupting schooling is harmful to learners

29 June 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape In the past week we have seen the disruption of schooling by community members and civic organisations. It is clear that there is a lot of mobilisation among various organisations around the fact that schools are open, and in ...

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