Following the Executive Council decision, the Eastern Cape Premier Mr Phumulo Masualle will lead the Provincial Executive Council on a roll-out of back to school campaign to ensure that learning and teaching in the province takes place on the first day of schooling. The schools will be opening on the 21 January and the campaign will take place on the first week of the opening of schools from 21-23 January 2015.

On the 21st of January, Premier Masualle will kick-off the visit in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality to Lwandlekazi Senior Secondary School in Port Elizabeth. The school has been plagued by overcrowding over the years. On the same day he will visit another school in northern areas of Port Elizabeth, Galvandale Secondary School. The area has been plagued by drugs and alcohol abuse as well as gangsterism. On the 22nd  of January, the Premier will visit Mathumbu Senior Secondary School in Dutywa, which is one of those schools affected by the non-release of matric results due to allegations of cheating by leaners.

The Premier will also honour an invitation from the MEC of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Mr Mlibo Qhoboshiyane to attend the re-opening of Tsolo Agricultural School.

The back to school outreach has been structured in a manner that normal schooling is not disturbed. The Premier and EXCO will arrive at each school at 07h00 and have a brief engagement with the School Management Team (SMT). The School Principal will brief the leadership on the performance of the school and isolated areas that need the intervention of provincial government.

Key issues to be discussed will include school transformation process (existence of school governance structures), provision of 2015 leaner support material, eradication of mud structures (where a school is affected), provision of school nutrition (where a school is affected), and provision of scholar transport and funding of the school. The Premier and MEC will also address teachers and learners at the assembly before they engage with the School Governing Body (SGB).

The meeting with the SGB will discuss critical policy matters that may contribute to well-functioning of schools.

As part of the programme the Premier and members of the Executive Council will be expected to adopt and support the school in this current financial year. The school should be supported such that there is improvement on a wide range of areas as they might have been identified during the engagement with the SMT and SGB.

Other Members of the Executive Council will visit the schools as per the below itinerary:

Deployment
Dates
Area
School Name
Percentage
Premier
21
Port Elizabeth
Lwandlekazi SSS
(Overcrowding)
30.0%
Port Elizabeth
Galvandale Secondary School
72.7%
22
Dutywa
Mathumbu Senior Secondary School
(Results Blocked)
MEC Makupula
21
Dutywa
Lukhanyo Senior Secondary School

6.3%

22
Willowvale
Upper Gwadu Senior Secondary School
74%
Elliotdale
Jalamba Senior Secondary School
53.3%
MEC Sauls-August
21
Port Elizabeth
Mzontsundu Senior Secondary School
26.6%
Uitenhage
John Walton Senior Secondary School
64.7%
22
Port Elizabeth
Tamsanqa Secondary School
22,5%
Port Elizabeth
Chapman Senior Secondary School
96.2%
23
Port Elizabeth
Thubelihle Secondary School
14.9%
Port Elizabeth
St Thomas Senior Secondary School
88.7%
MEC Qhoboshiyane
21
Dutywa
Zwelidumile Senior Secondary School
33.0%

22
Tsolo
Tsolo School of Agriculture
Opening of the School
23
Dutywa
Lukhanyo Senior Secondary School
6.3%
MEC Marawu
21
Ugie
Sibabale Senior Secondary School
70.6%
22
Barkly East
Malikhanye Senior Secondary School
72.1
23
Lady Grey
Rex Mdebuka Senior Secondary School
34.9%
MEC Somyo
21
Alice
(Hogsback line)
Phandulwazi Agricultural High School
88.7%
Alice
(Hogsback line)
Gcato Senior Secondary School
??
22
Alice
(Hogsback line)
AmaBhele Senior Secondary School
86.7%
23
Alice
(Hogsback line)
Imingcangathelo Senior Secondary School
60%
MEC Majodina
21
Sterkspruit
Cebolethu High School
14.3
22
Sterkspruit
Nompumelelo Senior Secondary School
13.1%
23
Sterkspruit
Nyathela Senior Secondary School
31%
MEC Sihlwayi
21
Queenstown
Zamokuhle Senior Secondary School
20.5%
22
Queenstown
Siyaphakama Senior Secondary School
17.7%
23
Queenstown
Mhlotshana Senior Secondary School
14.7%
MEC Tikane
21
Lady Frere

Kwa-Mhlontlo Senior Secondary School

30.2%

22
Lady Frere

Echibini Senior Secondary School

26.8%
Cala/Ngcobo

Cala High School

90.8%
23
Lady Frere

Nonkqubela Senior Secondary School

18.2%

MEC Dyantyi
21
Stutterheim

Emgwali Public School

34.9%

22
Stutterheim
Siyakhula Public School

45.5%

23
Stutterheim
Jongile Nompondo Public School

73.9%
MEC Xasa
21
Ngcobo
Zwelihle Senior Secondary School

43.3%


22
Ngcobo
Gwarubana Senior Secondary School

42.3%

23
Ngcobo
Nosimo Technical High School
13.2%

Members of the media are invited to cover these visits.

Enquiries: Mr Camagu Mazauziwa 0824403966, Ms Nomfanelo Kota 0765113909

Or

Contact the relevant Head of Communication and MLO of the MEC.

Issued by GCIS on behalf of

Office of the Premier: Eastern Cape