ActionSA Welcomes Intervention by Education Department at Eqinisweni High School
Press Statement by John Moodey mpl
ActionSA Member of the Gauteng Legislature
ActionSA welcomes the action taken by the Provincial Department of Education to address the longstanding infrastructure challenges at Eqinisweni High School in Ivory Park.
This positive development follows ActionSA Member of the Gauteng Legislature John Moodey’s visit to the school on the 21st of February, during which we highlighted the following challenges, amongst others:
– Inadequate and improperly maintained classroom infrastructure.
– Overcrowding.
– Inadequate ablution facilities to cater for the additional learners.
– Disrepair of additional prefabricated classrooms.
– Not enough desks and/ or furniture to cater for the learners’ needs.
ActionSA engaged the Education MEC demanding immediate and long-term action plan to address on how to get the school’s current challenges addressed.
The department’s decision to initiate the repair and replacement of the broken mobile classrooms as well delivering what it said are 10 mobile classrooms that will each accommodate 50 learners, marks a crucial step towards ensuring that the learners at Eqinisweni High School can access a conducive learning environment. Quality education requires a foundation of safe, functional, and supportive facilities and we are encouraged to see this progress. ActionSA also embarked on a clean-up campaign at the school.
As ActionSA, we remain committed to advocating for the betterment of public education infrastructure across Gauteng. We will be closely monitoring the ongoing work at Eqinisweni High School to ensure that the process is carried out with integrity, efficiency, and in the best interest of the learners.
Our commitment to holding the government accountable drives our mission to bring about real and lasting change for communities. This milestone at Eqinisweni is a testament to the power of raising voices and working together to demand the change our schools and learners so desperately need
ActionSA Welcomes Intervention by Education Department at Eqinisweni High School
ActionSA welcomes the action taken by the Provincial Department of Education to address the longstanding infrastructure challenges at Eqinisweni High School in Ivory Park.
This positive development follows ActionSA Member of the Gauteng Legislature John Moodey’s visit to the school on the 21st of February, during which we highlighted the following challenges, amongst others:
– Inadequate and improperly maintained classroom infrastructure.
– Overcrowding.
– Inadequate ablution facilities to cater for the additional learners.
– Disrepair of additional prefabricated classrooms.
– Not enough desks and/ or furniture to cater for the learners’ needs.
ActionSA engaged the Education MEC demanding immediate and long-term action plan to address on how to get the school’s current challenges addressed.
The department’s decision to initiate the repair and replacement of the broken mobile classrooms as well delivering what it said are 10 mobile classrooms that will each accommodate 50 learners, marks a crucial step towards ensuring that the learners at Eqinisweni High School can access a conducive learning environment. Quality education requires a foundation of safe, functional, and supportive facilities and we are encouraged to see this progress. ActionSA also embarked on a clean-up campaign at the school.
As ActionSA, we remain committed to advocating for the betterment of public education infrastructure across Gauteng. We will be closely monitoring the ongoing work at Eqinisweni High School to ensure that the process is carried out with integrity, efficiency, and in the best interest of the learners.
Our commitment to holding the government accountable drives our mission to bring about real and lasting change for communities. This milestone at Eqinisweni is a testament to the power of raising voices and working together to demand the change our schools and learners so desperately need