MEC Vusi Shongwe paid a visit to the Warburton Combined school in Warburton, near Breyten on the first day of the academic year, to motivate both staff and the learners to commit to improving their performance and results in the coming year.
MEC Shongwe suggested that the local and the district municipality must engage the private landowner where the school is being built, to get the road leading to the school, fixed.
During rainy days, teachers are forced to leave their cars at the main road, and walk about a kilometre to the school, due to the bad and slippery conditions of the road.
Mr Shongwe suggested that in the interim the municipality can deploy its yellow fleet to get the road temporarily fixed.
The MEC along with the circuit manager, a local councillor, an MMC from the district municipality and the school principal, went on a walk-about at the school, checking the conditions of the toilets, staff room, and the food garden.
Although agriculture is not a subject at the school, MEC Shongwe said having a food garden is necessary because it will help augment the schools’ nutrition and also encourage learners to start their own backyard gardens at home, thereby developing the love for agriculture.
Warburton Combined School obtained a 87.1 per cent matric pass rate last year, with 22 bachelors.
This is a slight drop from the 89.8 per cent, with 23 bachelors in 2017.
The school principal, Mr Shiba said they will do everything possible to produce even better results this year.
