Matrics in Zandspruit could have performed better
“We congratulate the Class of 2018 that worked hard to achieve the best results. To those who didn't do well, we encourage you not to lose hope and use opportunities available to you to better your results,” the secretary of the branch, Gift Mkasi said.
The lack of a high school in Zandspruit did not stand in the way of many of those who wrote their final matric examinations last year.
Despite having to travel to high schools in Cosmo City every day, the learners managed to push themselves to achieve good marks. Far North Secondary School in Cosmo City in particular was built by the Gauteng Department of Education to accommodate Zandspruit residents.
The EFF Bokamoso branch in Ward 114 congratulated the former matrics for their efforts.
“We congratulate the Class of 2018 that worked hard to achieve the best results. To those who didn’t do well, we encourage you not to lose hope and use opportunities available to you to better your results,” the secretary of the branch, Gift Mkasi said.
Far North Secondary School achieved a promising 87,3 per cent pass rate, which was not the lowest among the schools in the area.
Mkasi said their results could even be better had Zandspruit not been infested with social ills. “Since the 2016 local government elections nothing have been done to improve the lives of our people. Crime is still high, the use of nyaope and teenage pregnancies continue to plague our youth. These result in learners dropping out,” he pointed out.
He envisaged 2019 as a year of action and change in Zandspruit. He said the branch will be fighting for free early-childhood development facilities, which will cater for the disadvantaged parents whose children are deprived of an education opportunity due to their financial constraints.
“We’ve noted that we don’t have early-childhood development facilities in our areas that can accommodate children whose parents can’t afford to pay fees, hence we currently have a number of kids who don’t attend preschool because of their parents’ financial struggles,” Mkasi explained.
He concluded by calling on the Gauteng Department of Education to establish a Grade R class in Masakhane Primary School – one of the two primary schools in Zandspruit – to address the issue.
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