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Bring in the specialised gang units and the army in to protect our communities now

31 July 2018

Recently there has been a flare up of gang violence in communities within Cape Town as a result of ongoing gang warfare. This has had a direct impact on our schools, our teachers and learners. The safety of our learners and educators is paramount and we ask that all schools take the necessary ...

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Incidents of burglary and vandalism during winter school holidays concerning

24 July 2018

At the start of every school term, one of my main concerns is that teachers and learners will arrive at a school that has been badly vandalised or burgled during the winter school holidays. Unfortunately this was the case when schools opened last week. While many schools were hubs of activity over ...

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Assistance for parents still requiring placement in schools in 2019

23 July 2018

It is that time of the year again when parents/guardians start to panic if their children have not been accepted into any schools for the 2019 school year. Schools were to inform parents/guardians by the last day of the 2 nd term, 22 June 2018, if their child or children had been accepted into ...

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Four Cape Town learners ranked in top 20 for English Olympiad

23 July 2018

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate four Cape Town learners who were placed in the top 20 learners in the 2018 Home Language English Olympiad. They are as follows: 5 th place - Theodore Pauw from Jan van Riebeeck High 7 th place - Louise Goethals from Jan van Riebeeck High 15 th place - ...

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Durbanville primary school - world champions in 10th World Choir Games 2018

20 July 2018

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate the Durbanville Primary School Choir which has been named the World Champions of the 10 th World Choir Games for Category 1 - Young Children's Choir. The event, which takes place every second year, was held in Pretoria from 4 th -14 th July 2018. This was ...

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Minister Schafer calls for an end to violence in Zwelihle after learners have been out of school for three days

19 July 2018

Four schools in Zwelihle were closed for the third day today (Thursday 19 th July 2018) owing to violent protest action in the area. It is unacceptable that our schools have had to close during this period, affecting the education of almost 5 000 learners, but the safety of our learners and ...

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MEC Schafer congratulates six Cape Town learners on the 59th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)

18 July 2018

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate the South African team that participated in the 59 th International Mathematics Olympiad in Romania from 3 rd to 14 th July 2018. The learners are: Adri Wessels (Curro Durbanville) Emil van der Walt (Jan van Riebeeck High School) Emile Tredoux (Parklands ...

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Decline in reported learner pregnancies - Western Cape

12 July 2018

Schools in the Western Cape have reported a decline in learner pregnancies over the past three years from 2 880 in 2015 to 2 148 in 2017. The figure for 2016 was 2 412. The reports refer to totals for the previous year, based on the WCED's annual survey reports. Teenage pregnancy is one of the ...

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Six Cape Town learners to attend 59th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)

29 June 2018

The South African team attending the 59 th International Mathematics Olympiad are all from Cape Town schools. For the past four years, five out of the six members of the national team have been from the Western Cape. But this is the first time that Cape Town has scored six out of six. The learners ...

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MEC Schafer responds to the ANC's false claims on Amendment Bill

28 June 2018

I have taken note of the opportunism and hypocrisy of the ANC, via a statement by Faiez Jacobs on a proposed provision within the Western Cape Provincial Schools Education Amendment Bill. The Bill seeks to regulate adult functions that take place on school premises after school hours, where alcohol ...

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