As Gauteng schools opened for the 2023 academic year, minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga is on a mission to monitor schools in Diepsloot in Gauteng as inland schools begin the 2023 academic year.
Gauteng opened on Wednesday together with Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the North West provinces.
Meanwhile, the coastal schools open on next Wednesday, and according to a statement, Motshekga will kick off her visits at the Cosmo Primary school in Diepsloot and then proceed to the Cosmo Secondary School, Diepsloot Primary School, and the Sunrise Secondary School.
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, and Education MEC Matome Chiloane will also hand over the Mapenane Secondary School in Ga-Rankuwa north of Pretoria.
Motshekga has urged parents to take note of their responsibilities when it comes to their children’s education. She has requested them to be involved in their learning and to work together with teachers in the development of the learners.
According to the SABC, other members of the Executive Council are expected to participate in various oversight visits at several schools across the province.
Meanwhile, MEC Chiloane has assured parents that all learners will be allocated schools despite the challenges to register them.
Scores of frustrated parents whose children have not been placed for the Grade One academic year were turned away at the Danie Malan Primary School in Pretoria North earlier this week.
One parent who was turned away at the school expressed his frustrations, saying the matter was escalated to racism.
”I can tell you now that this [has] got to a way that it escalated to racism. And we were told that this is not your school. You must go build your own school. They gave us a bogus court order. We [are] not satisfied with the response because [we were] not even given an opportunity to speak to the principal directly,” one parent explained.
Chiloane earlier said over 1 300 grade one and grade eight learners who applied online, have not yet been placed.
He says plans include procuring additional mobile classes and learning spaces.
Main Image: Angie Motshekga/Twitter
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