BY REGINALD KANYANE

MORE THAN 114 mobile classrooms have been delivered to various schools in North West so far. The North West education and sport development was marred by a massive overcrowding in different schools during school opening in January.

However the MEC for education and sport development, Wendy Matsemela said the recent overcrowding in various areas was due to the fact of population growth or storm damages. She said in other areas it was caused by vandalism caused by communities.

Matsemela articulated that the department was working hard to address the matter.

She said they have intervened by procuring mobile classrooms. Matsemela further added that they wanted to reduce pressure to those schools which were regarded as hotspots areas.

According to Matsemela, her department also provided the schools with furniture especially to those which were in dire need of school furniture.

“The department is hard at work addressing challenges of overcrowding through the provision of mobile classrooms. In January alone until to date, we have delivered 114 mobile classes to different schools in the province. We have also prioritised schools like Mphe Bana Secondary school which was most hit by overcrowding.

“We have already delivered four mobile classrooms at Mphe Bana Secondary school. Areas like like Mamusa in Schweizer Reneke, Matloding and Paardekraal benefited from the project,” she said.

MEC Matsemela added that they will roll out the project to other districts.

The representative council of learners’ president at Mphe Bana Secondary school, Goitsione Modisane said: “We feel very proud and honoured about the intervention done by the department. This will ensure that teaching and learning continues to be unhindered at our school. We appreciate the furniture and we will take care of it.”

The school principal, Rueben Motlhampe shared the sentiments. Motlhampe said “The building of the school could not carry the number of learners that were coming into the school. We appreciate the efforts of the department in addressing this problem of overcrowding at our school.”

-TDN

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