According to the Democratic Alliance in the province, this has now resulted in up to 56 learners being crammed into classrooms, impacting the quality of education.
JOHANNESBURG - A land invasion at Tswelopele secondary school in Ivory Park has brought plans to build new classrooms to a halt.
According to the Democratic Alliance in the province, this has now resulted in up to 56 learners being crammed into classrooms, impacting the quality of education. The party recently conducted an oversight inspection at the school, where they discovered that residents have built houses on land designated for school use.
School officials said they reported the invasion to the Gauteng Department of Education - which began three years ago, but no meaningful intervention has occurred.DA Gauteng spokesperson, Khathutshelo Rasilingwane said the party will submit questions to Education MEC Matome Chiloane and Human Settlements MEC Tasneem Motara, regarding the lack of action taken to resolve the issue.
"This issue according to the school official is preventing the construction of new classrooms that have been budgeted for and approved by the department. The DA further learned that since the project for building new classrooms cannot proceed due to limited space caused by the encroachment, learners are crammed up in classrooms, the current overcrowding in classrooms is around 55 to 56 learners which is directly impacting the quality of learning at the school," said Rasilingwane.
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