Government is planning to change the funding formula for tertiary education in order to deal with increasing numbers of students. Ahmed Essop, chief director of higher education planning, told Parliament institutions enrol more students to generate income but produce low numbers of graduates. He said in future the minister of education will set priorities which […]
Since its inception in 1989, Missouri Secondary School has been associated with lawlessness and disorder – and, on occasion, outright violence, like when a learner shot his classmate on the school premises in 2002. But Martin Louis, appointed as acting principal last year, is determined to stop the rot. Already there are signs that things […]
Six Johannesburg schools have clubbed together to operate a programme that provides mother-tongue support to black learners in predominantly white and English-medium schools. And now one of the six, Parkview Junior School, has reversed the process, offering Zulu additional language classes that integrate learners across racial and cultural lines. The main programme has been running […]
More than half of all the children in the world who are not in school are girls. The highest number of these live in sub-Saharan Africa, South and East Asia and the Pacific. Worldwide, 121-million children are not in school – and 65-million of these are girls. This is according to a Unicef report released […]
World-renowned violinist Maxim Vengerov grew up as an only child in Novosibirsk in western Siberia. But he was never short of playmates because the orphanage that his mother, Larisa, established was always teeming with children. ‘I learnt from my mother how to work with children. My mother rescued many children who would otherwise have had […]
The Taxi Art Book series makes a valuable contribution to the documentation of our rich artistic heritage. The series was initiated in 2000 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and the Pro Helvetia Liaison Office South Africa (PHLOSA), and funded additionally by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Royal Netherlands […]
Constitution Hill, a heritage site that opened in the inner city of Johannesburg in March, offers real possibilities for excitement about the past to be generated amongst learners. It is the new home of the Constitutional Court, the protector of our basic rights and freedoms. It is also the site of Johannesburg’s notorious Old Fort […]
Patrick Commercial College in Gauteng, also known as Patcom College, is marketing programmes for which it is not registered. Currently the college is registered with the Department of Education’s directorate of private higher education institutions (PHEIs) to offer only information technology at certificate and diploma levels. However, a brochure from the college’s Benoni branch is […]
Positioning Further Education and Training (FET) colleges to play a meaningful role in preparing students for a changed economic landscape continues to be a key challenge for the country. For the Central Johannesburg College (CJC), the first objective has been to create a unified identity among their four campuses in Parktown, Doornfontein, Alexandra and Riverlea. […]
Yolisa Mathe has taught maths and physical science for 17 years. How did you get into teaching? My teacher mother motivated me and there was also a need for science teachers. Teaching highlights? Highlights include influencing a curriculum change in the school and being promoted to head of department within two years of teaching. It […]