“This is a radical step which should be matched with efficiency and bold leadership,” says DA Gauteng spokesperson on Education, MPL Khume Ramulifho.
“However, critical issues within the Provincial Education Department must be resolved first.
“These include the urgent fixing of districts and head offices as supporting institutions, delayed salary payments to some teachers and the non-payment of pensions to many retired teachers.”
The DA fully supports the diversification of our schooling system as a means to redress the imbalances of the past.
Ramulifho says education plays a crucial role in ensuring that people are able to enter the economy and provide a future for their families.
“However, the department needs to get its house in order before attempting such a radical step.
“All plans intended to enhance the quality of learning and teaching must be sustainable and affordable,” says Ramulifho.
The Advertiser has contacted the Gauteng Education Department seeking information on whether this possible merger of schools might also take place in Boksburg, but no response has been received. – @IschkeBoksburg
Great idea!the current feeder zone system is being used by model c schools to control the number of black students attending these schools. which is still a racial issue no difference between schooling in apartheid era and in democracy.