Zacharia Nale
SHARPEVILLE – The township of Sharpeville came to a standstill when the Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi officially re-launched Mohloli Secondary School.
It is now the Mohloli Maths, Science and ICT School of Specialisation with a Maritime focus. The event was last Thursday .
The school will from now on be known as Mohloli Maritime Secondary School.
The school is one of 35 schools identified in Gauteng for conversion into a School of Specialisation (SOS).
To guests Lesufi said Mohloli Maritime Secondary School of Specialisation will focus on Maritime Studies through practical and theoretical learning.
He said learners will frequently get exposure to work in their field of study. Lesufi said when he announced this project people laughed at him but that he has proven them wrong. “As the SOS graduate pupils can look forward to multiple exit opportunities including joining the labour market, entrepreneurship or furthering their studies.
These SOS schools will assist in addressing skills shortages in Gauteng by creating skilled labour for the economy that will respond to the transformation, modernisation and re-industrialisation strategy of the Gauteng City region,” Lesufi said.
In conclusion, MEC Lesufi said they have established partnerships with other stakeholders including the South African International Maritime Institute, the Maritime Safety Authority and the Transnet National Ports Authority. Speaking to Sedibeng Ster, Mohloli Maritime Secondary School students said they were excited to be in the School of Specialisation.
