Eastern Cape Legislature visits Eastern Cape schools, 13 to 22 Jan

Eastern Cape Legislature Portfolio Committee on Education to visit schools in the province

On Wednesday, 13 to 22 January 2016, the Portfolio Committee on Education of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (ECPL) will conduct school visits across the province. Annually, at the start of school calendar year the Portfolio Committee embarks on schools visit programme to various districts and metros. Eight teams comprising of Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs), Legislature officials together with Provincial and District officials from the Department of Education will embark on this programme to assess the state of readiness of the Eastern Cape Schools.

The Committee will focus primarily on the pressing issues such as the provision of Learner Teacher Support Materials (LTSM) and educator provisioning. The availability of learner-transport and school nutrition to qualifying learners and the state of school infrastructure will also form part of the focus. The Committee will also consider updates regarding the performance of schools on the matriculation examinations. All visits start at 09h00.

Honourable Fundile Gade, the Portfolio Committee on Education Chairperson said, “this programme will give us an opportunity to evaluate the turn-around plan of the department which they have just adopted with a view to assess whether it speaks to real issues constituting the fundamentals in the schooling system we have in the Province; e.g. the massive unviable and small schools.  We will also have to look at the curriculum diversification offered by schools whether it is in line with the key policy choices we have made as the Province in terms of human capital investment”, he also said.

Members of the media are invited to join the Portfolio Committee in any area as per the attached programme.

Enquiries:
Ms Bulelwa Ganyaza(CPRP)
Senior Manager: Media Liaison
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Tel: 040 608 0234
Cell: 071 642 3490
Fax: 086 268 2809
E-mail: bganyaza@ecleg.gov.za

Programme – Visits to school 2016

Group 1 – Alfred Nzo

Group 2 – Amathole

Group 3 – O.R Tambo

Group 4 – Chris Hani

Group 5 – Sarah Baartman

Group 6 – Nelson Mandela Metro

Group 7 – Aliwal North

Group 8 – Buffalo City

NB: Schools to be visited will be identified during briefings with District officials.