The Gauteng Department of Education says it has identified buildings that could be used as satellite schools to accommodate learners who are yet to be placed through its online system.
Some schools can no longer admit grade 1 and 8 learners due to overcrowding.
Last week the department said about 500 Grade 1 and 8 learners were yet to be placed. Close to 300 000 learners have been admitted through the department’s online system since October last year.
Department spokesperson, Steve Mabona says they’re in the process of identifying staff to assist with learning and teaching at the new satellite school facilities.
“It is a matter of confirmation of those posts which human resource capital did confirm that they have posts which we are going to ensure that they interact between the data base and the district offices. There are those educators that are sitting home without employment and we should be in the position to employ a lot of them to fill up those posts at satellite schools. Because those schools they are detached from the original school. But safe to say that they are attached to the original school in terms of management,” says Mabona.
Gauteng Education assures parents children will be placed in schools:
