79 children in one class: Parents, pupils shut down overcrowded Cape Town school | TammyPetersen87
Picture 79 high school pupils crammed into one average-sized classroom.
Goniwe said she understood their frustration. The school was built to accommodate 1 200 pupils. There are 2 113 children enrolled. According to the school governing body , the overcrowding issue was brought to the Western Cape Education Department's attention five years ago. "Teacher workloads doubled. [They are] teaching big classes and assessment is compromised. Monitoring of day to day functionality is not possible with these huge numbers."
Jessica Shelver, spokesperson for Education MEC Debbie Schäfer, however, said the school had since last year been instructed not to admit more pupils."Both the SGB and the principal blatantly ignored this instruction and actually did exactly the opposite. They have admitted far more learners for 2019 than they can manage and they have not referred new learners to the new high school that has opened its doors and is currently under-utilised," said Shelver.
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