The GOOD Party welcomes the appeal ruling that reinstates scholar transport for pupils of Morrisdale Primary School and Ceres Primary School in the Witzenberg Municipality.
22 January 2025 WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION: WEALTHY, PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SCHOOLS SPARED FROM TEACHER POST CUTS The DA-Led Western Cape government has once again shown its true colours and prioritised services…
The GOOD Party condemns the alleged overcrowding in a classroom in Delft. The Cape Argus reports that 96 Grade 3 learners have been crammed into the Sunray Primary School’s media centre.
The GOOD Party believes Solidarity and AfriForum’s legal proceedings against BELA are steeped in bad faith. The groups seem adamant on “defending” some imaginary “attack” on Afrikaans speaking children from cultural integration. GOOD Secretary-General Brett Herron speaks to eNCA’s Rofhiwa Madzena.
The GOOD Party notes the announcement by Solidarity and AfriForum that they will be instituting legal proceedings against the promulgation of the BELA Act, with legal letters being sent to both the President and the Minister of Basic Education.
After approving a balanced budget 10 months ago, promising to employ more teachers this year, the Western Cape Education Department changed its mind and determined that 2400 teacher posts would be scrapped – blaming the situation on a shortage of resources from an incompetent national government.
The GOOD Party calls on the Western Cape Education Department to realign its budget and priorities for the 2025/26 year. With schools opening today, the Western Cape schools are at capacity and according to the department’s spokesperson Bronagh Hammond 2,677 Grade 1 and 8 pupils are yet to be placed (News24).
Half-empty school busses don’t stop for Ceres primary school pupils, who must trek five kilometres to school each day – and back – because their homes are 200m short of qualifying for free transport laid on by the Western Cape Education Department.
The GOOD Party calls on the Western Cape government to prioritise education and save teacher posts.
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General 13 January 2025 We congratulate all matriculants who put in the effort to pass their school leaving exams in 2024. We also congratulate…