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MEDIA STATEMENT<br />
EMBARGO: FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE<br />
DATE: 20 JUNE 2013<br />
TOWARDS ENHANCED LEARNER PERFORMANCE<br />
The MEC for Education in <strong>KwaZulu</strong>-<strong>Natal</strong>, Mr Senzo Mchunu, would like to wish all learners much<br />
deserved rest as they will be taking a break for winter holidays starting from tomorrow, 21 June 2013.<br />
However, not all learners are going to enjoy this winter vacation.<br />
The improvement of the schooling system requires that interventions made are sustainable and that all<br />
components of the system are mobilized to work towards the common goal. To this end, in collaboration<br />
with teacher unions, the Department has launched a Matric Intervention Programme to support all learners<br />
to prepare for the end of the year examinations. The purpose of this programme is to ensure that learners<br />
are provided with dedicated support on a sustainable basis and that attention is targeted at subject in<br />
which there is underperformance with the view to improve.<br />
<strong>Learner</strong> Camps which are going to take place in all districts targets all schools that obtained less that 60%<br />
in 2012 Matric results and targets subjects like Physical Science, Mathematics, Accounting, Life Sciences<br />
and English FAL. This programme will run from the beginning of 2013 winter vacation and continue<br />
throughout the year until all learners have written their NSC examinations at the end of the year.<br />
The training of the total of 608 lead teachers for all five subjects took place from the 12 – 14 of June 2013.<br />
The following table shows the number of lead teachers per district:<br />
Name of<br />
Accounting Mathematics Physical Life<br />
EFAL<br />
District<br />
Sciences Sciences<br />
Amajuba 2 2 2 2 2<br />
ILembe 9 13 7 7 13<br />
Pinetown 9 14 8 8 14<br />
Sisonke 4 9 6 6 9<br />
Ugu 6 10 7 7 10<br />
UMgungundlovu 7 10 6 6 10<br />
uMkhanyakude 9 19 14 14 19<br />
Umlazi 10 15 12 12 15<br />
UMzinyathi 8 11 8 8 11<br />
KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION<br />
Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa<br />
Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201<br />
Tel.: +27 33 392 1035 • Call Centre: +27 0860 596 363 • Fax.: +27 033 392 1212 • Email: lucky.mthetho@kzndoe.gov.za • Web: www.kzneducation.gov.za
UThukela 6 9 7 7 9<br />
UThungulu 12 26 21 21 26<br />
Zululand 10 12 10 10 12<br />
TOTAL 92 150 108 108 150<br />
A total of 35 resident venues have been confirmed across the districts. The following table shows the<br />
training venues for <strong>Learner</strong> Camp programme for 2013:<br />
N<br />
o<br />
School<br />
(Venue)<br />
Name<br />
District<br />
No of learners No of<br />
to<br />
be learners<br />
accommodated for meals<br />
Amajuba 460 460<br />
Siyamukela High<br />
1 School<br />
2 Tugela High School Amajuba 130 130<br />
3 Danhuser Primary Amajuba 110 110<br />
4 Vukile High School Ilembe 196 196<br />
Our Lady of The Rose Ilembe 300 380<br />
5 Sec<br />
VN Naik School for Pinetown 320 320<br />
6 the Deaf<br />
7 Ethembeni School Pinetown 300 300<br />
8 Mount Currie Sec Sisonke 210 382<br />
9 Ixopo High Sisonke 200 200<br />
10 Escort High Uthukela 250 250<br />
11 Harding High Ugu 250 250<br />
12 South Coast Academy Ugu 276 276<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
Haythorne Sec<br />
Alexandra High<br />
Sukuma<br />
Comprehensive<br />
Newton High Eslen<br />
Umgungundlov<br />
u<br />
Umgungundlov<br />
u<br />
Umgungundlov<br />
u<br />
Umgungundlov<br />
u<br />
220 220<br />
120 120<br />
250 345<br />
150 150<br />
KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION<br />
Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa<br />
Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201<br />
Tel.: +27 33 392 1035 • Call Centre: +27 0860 596 363 • Fax.: +27 033 392 1212 • Email: lucky.mthetho@kzndoe.gov.za • Web: www.kzneducation.gov.za
Arthur Blaxall School Umgungundlov 200 200<br />
17<br />
u<br />
18 Vukuzakhe High Umlazi 175 250<br />
19 Glenwood Boys High Umlazi 250 250<br />
20 Adams College Umlazi 300 540<br />
21 Sihayo High Umzinyathi 300 411<br />
22 Msinga High Umzinyathi 450 450<br />
Khanyisa School Umzinyathi 400 400<br />
23 Hostel<br />
24 Eshowe FET College Uthungulu 540 540<br />
Esikhawini FET Uthungulu 350 350<br />
25 College<br />
Dlangezwa High Uthungulu 610 610<br />
26 Shool<br />
27 Eshowe High Uthungulu 300 300<br />
28 Empangeni High Uthungulu 205 205<br />
Vryheid<br />
Zululand 600 600<br />
29 Comprehansive High<br />
30 Mlokothwa High Zululand 500 500<br />
31 Landbou School Zululand 160 160<br />
Masibumbane High Zululand 590 605<br />
32 School<br />
33 Jame Nxumalo Zululand 420 420<br />
34 Vryheid High Zululand 200 200<br />
35 Utrecht High Amajuba 80 80<br />
In all districts, learners will be transported to <strong>Learner</strong> Camps on 23 June 2013 at 12h00 and they will be<br />
transported back on 28 June at 14h00. The Department has impressed upon all districts to ensure that<br />
buses must be on time and in good condition, that drivers are fully licensed to drive the buses, that buses<br />
should not carry more than 70 learners and that all bus companies provide a certificate of road worthiness.<br />
KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION<br />
Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa<br />
Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201<br />
Tel.: +27 33 392 1035 • Call Centre: +27 0860 596 363 • Fax.: +27 033 392 1212 • Email: lucky.mthetho@kzndoe.gov.za • Web: www.kzneducation.gov.za
“Much as we were encouraged by our Grade 12 performance in 2012, we will not rest until we pass<br />
all our learners in the province. As a Department we are working tirelessly to achieve our vision of a<br />
well-educated, skilled and highly developed citizenry. As we are beginning the countdown to the<br />
NSC examinations for 2013, we have declared school holidays and weekends as normal school<br />
days. Principals of schools, teachers and learners should take heed of the countdown and double<br />
their efforts towards the finishing line that will ensure that we improve on the performance in the<br />
2013 NSC Examinations,” said MEC Senzo Mchunu.<br />
NOTE: SCHOOLS THAT OBTAINED MORE THAN 60% ARE EXPECTED TO SUMBITT THIER<br />
PROGRAMMES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON HOW THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS<br />
PROGRAMME IN THEIR OWN REPSECTIVE SCHOOLS.<br />
Ends…../<br />
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: MUZI MAHLAMBI: 082 519 1420<br />
: SIHLE MLOTSHWA: 072 207 2018<br />
: MUNTU LUKHOZI : 082 562 5965<br />
KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION<br />
Postal Address: Private Bag X9137 • Pietermaritzburg • 3200 • Republic of South Africa<br />
Physical Address: 247 Burger Street • Anton Lembede Building • Pietermaritzburg • 3201<br />
Tel.: +27 33 392 1035 • Call Centre: +27 0860 596 363 • Fax.: +27 033 392 1212 • Email: lucky.mthetho@kzndoe.gov.za • Web: www.kzneducation.gov.za
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