Following the Executive Council decision, the Eastern Cape Premier Mr Phumulo Masualle will lead the Provincial Executive Council on a roll-out of back to school campaign to ensure that learning and teaching in the province takes place on the first day of schooling. The schools will be opening on the 21 January and the campaign will take place on the first week of the opening of schools from 21-23 January 2015.
On the 21st of January, Premier Masualle will kick-off the visit in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality to Lwandlekazi Senior Secondary School in Port Elizabeth. The school has been plagued by overcrowding over the years. On the same day he will visit another school in northern areas of Port Elizabeth, Galvandale Secondary School. The area has been plagued by drugs and alcohol abuse as well as gangsterism. On the 22nd of January, the Premier will visit Mathumbu Senior Secondary School in Dutywa, which is one of those schools affected by the non-release of matric results due to allegations of cheating by leaners.
The Premier will also honour an invitation from the MEC of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Mr Mlibo Qhoboshiyane to attend the re-opening of Tsolo Agricultural School.
The back to school outreach has been structured in a manner that normal schooling is not disturbed. The Premier and EXCO will arrive at each school at 07h00 and have a brief engagement with the School Management Team (SMT). The School Principal will brief the leadership on the performance of the school and isolated areas that need the intervention of provincial government.
Key issues to be discussed will include school transformation process (existence of school governance structures), provision of 2015 leaner support material, eradication of mud structures (where a school is affected), provision of school nutrition (where a school is affected), and provision of scholar transport and funding of the school. The Premier and MEC will also address teachers and learners at the assembly before they engage with the School Governing Body (SGB).
The meeting with the SGB will discuss critical policy matters that may contribute to well-functioning of schools.
As part of the programme the Premier and members of the Executive Council will be expected to adopt and support the school in this current financial year. The school should be supported such that there is improvement on a wide range of areas as they might have been identified during the engagement with the SMT and SGB.
Other Members of the Executive Council will visit the schools as per the below itinerary:
|
Deployment |
Dates |
Area |
School Name |
Percentage |
|
Premier |
21 |
Port Elizabeth |
Lwandlekazi SSS (Overcrowding) |
30.0% |
|
Port Elizabeth |
Galvandale Secondary School |
72.7% |
||
|
22 |
Dutywa |
Mathumbu Senior Secondary School |
(Results Blocked) |
|
|
MEC Makupula |
21 |
Dutywa |
Lukhanyo Senior Secondary School |
6.3% |
|
22 |
Willowvale |
Upper Gwadu Senior Secondary School |
74% |
|
|
Elliotdale |
Jalamba Senior Secondary School |
53.3% |
||
|
MEC Sauls-August |
21 |
Port Elizabeth |
Mzontsundu Senior Secondary School |
26.6% |
|
Uitenhage |
John Walton Senior Secondary School |
64.7% |
||
|
22 |
Port Elizabeth |
Tamsanqa Secondary School |
22,5% |
|
|
Port Elizabeth |
Chapman Senior Secondary School |
96.2% |
||
|
23 |
Port Elizabeth |
Thubelihle Secondary School |
14.9% |
|
|
Port Elizabeth |
St Thomas Senior Secondary School |
88.7% |
||
|
MEC Qhoboshiyane |
21 |
Dutywa |
Zwelidumile Senior Secondary School |
33.0% |
|
22 |
Tsolo |
Tsolo School of Agriculture |
Opening of the School |
|
|
23 |
Dutywa |
Lukhanyo Senior Secondary School |
6.3% |
|
|
MEC Marawu |
21 |
Ugie |
Sibabale Senior Secondary School |
70.6% |
|
22 |
Barkly East |
Malikhanye Senior Secondary School |
72.1 |
|
|
23 |
Lady Grey |
Rex Mdebuka Senior Secondary School |
34.9% |
|
|
MEC Somyo |
21 |
Alice (Hogsback line) |
Phandulwazi Agricultural High School |
88.7% |
|
Alice (Hogsback line) |
Gcato Senior Secondary School |
?? |
||
|
22 |
Alice (Hogsback line) |
AmaBhele Senior Secondary School |
86.7% |
|
|
23 |
Alice (Hogsback line) |
Imingcangathelo Senior Secondary School |
60% |
|
|
MEC Majodina |
21 |
Sterkspruit |
Cebolethu High School |
14.3 |
|
22 |
Sterkspruit |
Nompumelelo Senior Secondary School |
13.1% |
|
|
23 |
Sterkspruit |
Nyathela Senior Secondary School |
31% |
|
|
MEC Sihlwayi |
21 |
Queenstown |
Zamokuhle Senior Secondary School |
20.5% |
|
22 |
Queenstown |
Siyaphakama Senior Secondary School |
17.7% |
|
|
23 |
Queenstown |
Mhlotshana Senior Secondary School |
14.7% |
|
|
MEC Tikane |
21 |
Lady Frere |
Kwa-Mhlontlo Senior Secondary School |
30.2% |
|
22 |
Lady Frere |
Echibini Senior Secondary School |
26.8% |
|
|
Cala/Ngcobo |
Cala High School |
90.8% |
||
|
23 |
Lady Frere |
Nonkqubela Senior Secondary School |
18.2% |
|
|
MEC Dyantyi |
21 |
Stutterheim |
Emgwali Public School |
34.9% |
|
22 |
Stutterheim |
Siyakhula Public School |
45.5% |
|
|
23 |
Stutterheim |
Jongile Nompondo Public School |
73.9% |
|
|
MEC Xasa |
21 |
Ngcobo |
Zwelihle Senior Secondary School |
43.3% |
|
22 |
Ngcobo |
Gwarubana Senior Secondary School |
42.3% |
|
|
23 |
Ngcobo |
Nosimo Technical High School |
13.2% |
Members of the media are invited to cover these visits.
Enquiries:
Camagu Mazauziwa
Cell: 082 440 3966
Nomfanelo Kota
Cell: 076 511 3909
