Learners along the South Coast have begun returning to school, as private schools including Creston College and Southcity, reopened on Wednesday this week.
Creston College welcomed its new Group Four learners who have started their school career.
Luckily, there were no tears but instead lots of excitement as the learners were escorted to their new classrooms by the wonderful staff at Creston.
“It was so lovely to see Grade 1 learners in full school uniform as they entered ‘big school.’ We are so excited to have started what promises to be a very successful year,” said Creston College.
A successful orientation programme for the new College Phase learners also took place on Tuesday this week, a day before the start of the first term. This was followed by a welcome and briefing of all new College Phase learners and parents, by Executive Head, Noel Coetzee.
Public schools are set to reopen next Wednesday (January 19).
This comes after the Department of Education released the official 2022 school year calendar.
In a media briefing, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga explained that the department has sought to find every strategy to keep the Basic Education Sector going even under difficult conditions.
“Working together with our stakeholders, we have been able to return all learners back to school at primary level,” she said.
Motshekga attributed part of this success to the adherence of Covid-19 health and safety protocols, and expects the same to apply this year.
Meanwhile, National Senior Certificate examination results for the class of 2021 are expected to be released next Friday (January 21).
The minister also dismissed false information regarding the belief that 30% is the pass mark.
“All that needs to be said is that 30% is not a pass mark in this country. If a candidate gets an aggregate of 30% in all subjects written, the candidate will surely fail,” said Motshekga.
Furthermore, matric results will no longer be published publicly, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
Results will be available from schools which is where learners can obtain their results from, as has been the practice in previous years.
This is to ensure that each learner’s personal information is protected.
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