Lesufi is the reason why 23 000 learners in Gauteng have not yet been placed at schools
29 October 2018
The MEC for Education in Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, is the reason why 23 000 learners in Gauteng have not yet been placed at schools for 2019.
Due to the fact that the MEC neglected to build enough schools in Gauteng, the province’s Department of Education has a crisis on hand. The FF Plus warned numerous times in the past that Gauteng education is heading for disaster as a result of this.
In 2015, the FF Plus cautioned that Gauteng education is a ticking time bomb as the MEC’s attention was not focused on doing his job. At the time, the MEC had tabled a report which indicated that the province had only 2 922 schools that had to accommodate 2,433,342 learners.
Apart from the 23 000 learners who have not yet been placed for 2019, there are also 21 094 learners who were removed from the Department of Education’s system because they “did not submit the relevant documentation”. Whether they can be accommodated will be determined at a later stage.