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Learner violence against educators will not be tolerated

17 September 2018

In recent weeks there have been a number of incidents in some provinces of teachers being attacked physically by learners. Some of the reports and images have shocked the education community. We cannot live in a society where our teachers teach in fear of the learners sitting before them. The ...

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Over 8 000 learner places being blocked by parents who have not confirmed placement

6 September 2018

The WCED has an admission system in place called the School Admissions Management Information (SAMI), that can determine whether learners have been captured twice or more on school admission lists. The SAMI admission data indicates that 8101 places are currently being blocked by parents who have ...

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2018 NSC: 40 days to go - support for trial examinations and 2018 NSC

3 September 2018

Today, thousands of NSC candidates across the Western Cape will begin writing the 2018 NSC trial examinations. The trial examinations are extremely important for our matric learners and form an essential part of their preparation ahead of the 2018 National Senior Certificate examinations. Learners ...

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Another learner abduction reported, in the Southern Suburbs

28 August 2018

Earlier this month, we received reports of 2 kidnappings in the Zonneblom area and one attempted abduction in Rylands. We have now received another report of a Grade 9 learner from a Southern Suburbs school who was reportedly abducted and allegedly sexually assaulted while travelling to school on ...

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Womens month: MEC Schäfer donates a year's worth of stationery to One Plek Shelter for Girls

27 August 2018

This afternoon I visited Ons Plek Shelter for Girls to donate one year's worth of stationery to assist the learners' with their education. The girls who live at Ons Plek are there for a variety of reasons, mainly because they have been removed from abusive homes or because they have become street ...

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1 policeman to 521 residents in Khayelitsha - how are the police supposed to protect and serve our schools?

21 August 2018

Nine Khayelitsha schools were shut down yesterday by illegal protest action - co-ordinated by SANCO and COSAS in the main. This affected almost 9 000 learners. While I fully support calls for safer schools, I condemn in the strongest possible terms protest action during school hours, especially ...

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Raise your voice - not your phone

16 August 2018

This morning I visited Beacon Hill Secondary School to launch a campaign to address the effects of bullying in schools. We chose Beacon Hill Secondary for this event, as it recently experienced its own incident of bullying - both in school and on social media. Singer, songwriter and Season 13 Idols ...

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Minister Schäfer concerned regarding reports of learner abductions in the Zonnebloem area

15 August 2018

I have received reports from our District Officials that two separate incidents of abductions have reportedly taken place in the Zonnebloem area over the past two weeks. Learners are reportedly being targeted while travelling to and from school. Reports indicate the perpetrators are drugging ...

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Poverty and under-nutrition affect large percentages of our population. As a result, many learners arrive at school hungry. As part of Mandela Month celebrations, I donated funds to two schools in Khayelitsha, Luleka Primary School and Isiphiwo Primary Sc

15 August 2018

Today, we visited the new R10.2 million Barkly House Pre-Primary School in Newlands. The project is a conversion project that saw the former Newlands Clinic converted to a fully functional pre-primary school for the learners of Barkly House Pre-Primary School which had previously been accommodated ...

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School nutrition plays an important role in improving education outcomes

2 August 2018

Poverty and under-nutrition affect large percentages of our population. As a result, many learners arrive at school hungry. As part of Mandela Month celebrations, I donated funds to two schools in Khayelitsha, Luleka Primary School and Isiphiwo Primary School to assist them in improving their food ...

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