Ekurhuleni Council wraps up back-to-school in the city
Mayor Ngodwana ended his school visits in the City of Ekurhuleni at Charlotte Maxeke Secondary in Phomolong. Children were gifted with school uniforms and stationery.
Charlotte Maxeke Secondary in Phomolong and Inxiweni Primary School in Thembisa were the last in the City of Ekurhuleni executive school visits for 2024.
The visits were part of the municipality leadership, checking up on the state of teaching and learning at some schools as the new academic year kicked off on January 17.
The Executive Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana and members of the mayoral committee criss-crossed Ekurhuleni in visiting schools to experience first-hand how they are dealing with the new year in the classrooms.
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On January 26, it was the turn of two schools operating in a township under strenuous conditions.
The mayor noted how resilient these two schools have been, even though they are run a no-fee model, with the majority of learners from destitute informal settlements.
“I am encouraged by how these two principals have managed to bring out excellence from the very dire conditions.
They have managed to groom these learners to be winners, attaining an over 80% pass rate in the class of 2023.
“At Inxiweni, the learners are competing provincially in academics and sporting codes, attaining the best positions, including first positions in some contests,” said Ngodwana.
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He added the sheer dedication of the teachers at the schools motivated him.
Ngodwana further urged all learners to ensure they start putting in the hard work from the year’s start.
“You cannot expect good and even excellent results if you start working hard at the last minute. This is an exercise that requires a constant focus on those books,” he said.
The top performers of the class of 2023 will be honoured at a ceremony hosted by the mayor in February.
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Meanwhile, the city’s executive has called on businesses to dig deep in their pockets and adopt a needy child without financial means who wants to further their studies.
The mayor’s office has secured a new private partnership through the Golden Era Group operating in Germiston to supply school shoes, stationery packs and sanitary pads to the most needy learners at the two schools in Thembisa.
