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Sex education taken too far? Randfontein High School has 34 black pupils who are pregnant – No doubt they will soon be standing in the queue for Child Grant as well

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A High School in Randfontein has more or less 34 pregnant pupils at school right now at this moment who is still sitting at their school desk, trying to pass their grade this year.

According to informed sources, one in 18 female pupils in the school is pregnant, and all possible measures taken, are useless.

The school has its own clinic, a sex education section, and a “sympathetic” team of teachers, but it apparently did not contribute to changing the scandalous condition.

The principal has admitted that they tried everything in their power to stop this epidemic, but however the school hasn’t yet managed to reduce the pregnancies.

Then again, educators believe that the provision of facilities by certain cultural groups is seen as a method of encouraging pregnancies.

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Matric exam disrupted by load shedding – will power failures now be blamed for poor performance among learners?

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The load shed unannounced by the bankrupt power supply led to the disruption in exam rooms where matrics had to stop their exams at dusk.

Nearly 35 schools were disrupted at the same time on Wednesday’s during loadshedding and parents, teachers and pupils were outraged at the unannounced load at the most impossible time when exams were taken.

The Department of Education is awaiting feedback from provinces on the events and the way in which they handled the power failure.

Educators are concerned that the power outage will now be used by the Education Department as an excuse for poor performance.

Phase 2, which will be applicable for Thursday and Friday, means that schools can expect a power outage at any time from 9 am to 11 pm.

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No wonder Lesufi wants to place pupils in Afrikaans schools – Gauteng Education accused of failing pupils by allowing ‘shocking’ school conditions

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday said the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) was failing pupils by allowing poor conditions to persist in schools.

The DA’s shadow MEC for infrastructure development and property management in the province, Alan Fuchs, made the statement following an oversight visit to the Apex Primary School in Lenasia. Fuchs visited the school with councillor Dave Dewes.

“This is not the first complaint about this particular school or the first site visit. In January of this year, the DA’s shadow MEC for education in Gauteng, Khume Ramulifho MPL, together with the former constituency head, and councillors, visited the school but were denied entry,” said Fuchs.

“This obstructive attitude by the school management and the poor state of the school was reported to the GDE, which responded by undertaking to deal with the concerns raised.”

Fuchs said the most recent visit showed conclusively that the department of education had reneged
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R7 million school in Eastern Cape build in a area obviously not suitable for any construction, now in ruins – this is just one more example of the incompetence of the ANC educational department

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It is 11am on a cold Friday at Mcheni Primary School and there is not a single pupil or teacher at school. The dilapidated mud school on the outskirts of the small town of Tsolo in Tyweka village, KuJence (can’t find on map), becomes a ghost when the weather is bad, like this particular Friday.

When it is rainy, windy or cold, pupils are sent home early or told to not attend school at all.

Last Friday morning, while many learners around the country were busy with their studies to attain a level of education which will allow them to acquire crucial skills for their future, Mcheni Primary School pupils were sitting at home.

The Eastern Cape department of education confirmed that it was aware of the situation at the school.

More than 250 pupils use mud structures as their classrooms, which were built by the community in the early 1990s.

The classrooms are completely dilapidated and pose a serious danger. Doors and windows are either broken or missing and
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Verwoerd Smiling at Education Department Antics – Failing pupils in foundation phase must be put through to next grade so that their human dignity is not compromised

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The opinion of an ANC education minister could harm the future of thousands of pupils in such a way that they will struggle for life in the work environment. 

It is suggested that pupils who fail grade one, two and three should be transferred to the next grade so that their human dignity is not compromised.

Educators say it will severely harm such pupils’ foundations and  that they will struggle throughout the school career, and eventually also struggle to find a good job.

The ANC apparently wants to try to get the votes and support of the parents with such poor decisions, but such children will be disadvantaged for good, he said. They will become dependent on the state for life, which is a communist goal…

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ANC-regime’s ‘Two-year’ matric grand plan flops as only 8% of progressed pupils pass – But they still blame Verwoerd for the current flaws in education system?

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The government’s grand move to have “progressed” matric pupils write their exams over two years has bombed – only 8% passed

The results of these pupils, who were pushed into matric after failing grade 11 more than once, were disclosed to the Sunday Times by the department of basic education last week.

SA’s latest matric pass rate is 8%. It was achieved by “progressed” pupils — those pushed into grade 12 after failing grade 11 more than once — and who were given two years to write matric.

Of the 78,363 of these pupils who wrote their final school exams in November and June, 6,320 passed.

Education experts who spoke to the Sunday Times this week said the pupils had been set up for failure because the plan was based on an incorrect assumption that a lowered workload would lead to better results.

Professor Labby Ramrathan of the University of KwaZulu-Natal said the progressed pupils had “conceptual d
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ANC-government wants to close down about 3,000 schools’ doors due to a reduction learner numbers

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The Department of Basic Education is aiming to close a few thousand schools due to the reduction in student numbers.

The schools that are affected the most in the country have apparently received notice that a certain number of pupils are required to keep a school’s doors open.

The majority of schools are located in rural areas, and the Eastern Cape is most affected by the arrangement.

According to a spokesperson for the Department, a primary school should have no less than 135 pupils, and secondary schools should have more than 225 pupils.

Investigations show that about 3,000 schools are likely to be affected, meaning pupils should be enrolled elsewhere.

-Vryburger / 2019-07-24

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WATCH | Nearly 50 pupils crammed into taxi – doing it the South-African way!

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The pupils were “literally sitting on top of each other” in the 16-seat capacity Toyota Quantum, which was spotted by law enforcement on Monday at the intersection of Standford Road and Ditchling Street in Port Elizabeth.

Video footage of the children being removed from the vehicle has surfaced on social media.

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Police Department officers said they were patrolling when they noticed the over-loaded white Toyota Quantum, which was driving in the opposite direction, said department chief Yolande Faro.

“The metro police officer approached the driver, introduced himself and stated the reason for the stop. On inspection of the vehicle his suspicion was confirmed – that the vehicle was indeed overloaded with school kids sitting literally on top of each other,” she said.

Faro said the taxi was stopped at around 2.30pm and escorted to Sidwell traffic department, where it was weighed for overlo
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NSFAS-grants stand risk to be abused by students after it came public that allowances will now be paid directly into students accounts instead of using third parties

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will pay allowances directly to students instead of using third parties.

The scheme confirmed that it would do away with the voucher system, known as “Sbux” administered by third parties, a move welcomed by the SA Union of Students (SAUS).

NSFAS spokesperson Kagisho Mamabolo said the scheme would disburse funds only in cash to students and universities and TVET colleges, through approved financial institutions.

“NSFAS wants to eradicate the voucher system that compromises choices for our students and limits their financial planning,” Mamabolo said, adding that the planned method would also eliminate payments through SMS and cellphone mechanism which were open to fraud and abuse.

NSFAS came under pressure from the Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor, last year after the government’s university and college students funding model grappled with disbursing of money
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The ANC regime needs to take responsibility for the chaos in SA schools – too few schools for black learners has been built as well as a shortage of resources, now traditional Model C schools are forced to cater to teach English speaking students

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On Wednesday, schools reopened for the new school year, but thousands of scholars do not yet know where to go because there are too few schools and too few teachers.

In some schools, classrooms are so crowded that black pupils sit on buckets with an old beer desk crate for a desk.

It is reported that more than 6,500 schools have a shortage of furniture, and unskilled people are standing in front of numerous classrooms’ blackboard to try and teach pupils.

Experts point out that more than 25% of state schools are without enough desks and chairs for pupils.

A few new schools have been set up, but this compares poorly with the many schools burned down by pupils, and now black pupils are forced into traditional Model C schools, demanding that the school provide for English-language teaching for black learners . The school should also see to make teachers available to educate the black learners.

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