Lubhalwe nguDylan Bettencourt
Zibalelwa ku-23,000 izingane ezifundazweni ezine ezisalinde izikhala ngaphambi kokuthi kuvulwe izikole.
Ukushoda kwamakilasi nothisha kwenza kube nzima njengoba uGrade R usuyimpoqo ezweni lonke.
Njengoba sekuzovulwa izikole, abazali abaningi abakaqiniseki ukuthi izingane zabo zizoyaphi kulo nyaka.
Babalelwa ku-23,000 abafundi ezifundazweni ezine abangakafakwa. IMpumalanga iyona ehamba phambili ngesibalo, njengoba kusalindile izingane ezingu-9,826. IWestern Cape inabangu-7 258, iGauteng ina-4 858 kanti iLimpopo ina-997, kubika iNews24.
Abazali bathi lesi simo siyacindezela. Abaningi bebemi kolayini abade ezikoleni nasemahhovisi ezemfundo benethemba lokuthola usizo.
Abanye abazali bathi akusekho okunye abangakwenza ngaphandle kokubheka izikole ezizimele noma bahambise izingane zabo ezindaweni zasemakhaya ngoba ezikoleni zasemadolobheni zigcwele.
Ezikoleni ezidumile eKapa, bambalwa kakhulu abafundi abamukelwayo. UThishomkhulu wase-Rustenburg Girls’ High uBelinda Petersen uthe iningi labafake izicelo liyajikiswa minyaka yonke.
Inkinga ibe nkulu ngokufakwa kukaGrade R oyimpoqo.
Zingaphezu kuka-7 500 izikole ezingenawo amagumbi okufundela kwaGrade R kanti othisha abacela ku-5 000 abaqeqeshiwe ngendlela.
UJuané van der Merwe Mocke weFederation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools uthe izikole zicelwa ukuthi zenze lokho ezingakakulungeli.
UMengameli weSouth African Principals Association, uMnuz Mashudu Ramulumo, uthe izikole zibhekene nezinkinga eziningi ngesikhathi esisodwa, othisha abenele, indawo engekho nezinsizakusebenza ezanele.
Ngisho nalapho izifundazwe ezithi sezimi ngomumo, izikole eziningi zasemakhaya nezingakhokhisi zisadonsa kanzima ngezinto eziyisisekelo ezifana nezincwadi, izinto zokubhala nabasebenzi.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Izingane zesikole.
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