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State of Readiness: 2024 School Academic Year

The Northern Cape Department of Education is ready to administer the 2024 school academic year, with learning and teaching commencing on the first day of schooling. To this effect, the Department has developed a school readiness management plan that includes the following: 

-Admission of learners;

-Provision of LTSM and;

-Staff establishment for all schools.

In terms of the Admission of learners for the 2024 school academic year, a total of 23 913 applications were received. The Department managed to place 99% of the applicants, whilst we have opened the Online Admission System for late applications from 8-16 January 2024. Our Admissions team is working around the clock to have these learners placed before schools reopen on the 17th of January 2024. 

With regards to the provision of Learning and Teaching Support Material (LTSM), schools were provided with an option of procuring their textbooks either centrally or directly from suppliers. A total of 343 schools opted to procure their textbooks centrally. Schools placed textbooks orders from August 2023. The delivery of LTSM to schools stands at 100%.

Learner transport is currently provided for 26 776 learners on 446 routes operated by 240 service providers across all 5 Districts in the Province. We can confirm that all 446 routes will be operational when the schools reopen on 17 January 2024. We further call on members of the public to report or notify us about any challenges experienced in their community relating to Learner Transport.

A total of 378 promotional posts were advertised, 238 were filled, 13 posts were lost due to a drop in learner numbers at schools and 118 posts are in the process of being re-advertised while 9 posts is still outstanding. The Department has a total of 1 937 temporary educators in the system. The appointments are in the process of being effected to ensure that all educators are paid at the end of January 2024.  

The Department deployed Members of Parliament, Members of the Northern Cape Executive Council, Members of the National Council of Provinces and Members of the Provincial Legislature, accompanied by Mayors and Councillors to various schools across the Province on Wednesday, the 17th of January 2024, to monitor the opening of schools.

We extend our best wishes to all educators, learners and support staff at schools with the start of the 2024 school academic year in the Northern Cape.

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