Changes to grades returning to school on Monday
Only Grades R, 6 and 11 will return to school on 6 July
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has announced that only Grades R, 6 and 11 will return to school on Monday.
This is an amendment to the previously gazetted regulations which had included Early Childhood Development (ECD), Grades 1, 2, 3 and 10 among those returning to school on 6 July.
Minister Angie Motshekga said other grades will now be phased during the month of July.
‘The decision affects all provinces.
‘We will adjust the reopening phases based on the risk-adjusted strategy which is a considered attempt to balance our approach to school reopening taking into account all factors that affect the work we do.
‘We are guided in this by an observation of the rising numbers of community transmissions throughout the country.
‘We recognise that schools are based in communities and learners live in the same affected communities and therefore a careful balancing act must be maintained,’ said Minister Motshekga.
The minister will host a media briefing at the weekend to elaborate on the revised plans with the goal of phasing in the remaining grades to allow schools to reach normality by August.
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