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RUNDOWN | Education department urges schools to use this week to 'mop up', confident of 8 June reopening 

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says by the end of last week, she had seen that some schools would not be ready to open on Monday.

Addressing a media briefing in the North West, Motshekga listed all manner of reasons why some schools weren't ready with reasons ranging from the non-delivery of PPEs to anxious teachers who were readying themselves to teach in this new environment.

"We were not all at the same level [of readiness]," Motshekga said.

The education sector was meant to welcome grade 7 and 12 pupils back to school on Monday. 

How the provinces fared

Provinces identified as ready were Gauteng and the Western Cape. Provinces with medium rating of readiness were the Northern Cape, Free State, North West and the Eastern Cape. Provinces rated high risk/low readiness are Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. 

Schools which have not taken all necessary steps [to ensure safety of all who enter schools] should use this week to 'mop up' and get ready for 8 June.

Parents who choose not send children to school

"A parent, who chooses not to send a learner to school, must apply to the head of the provincial education department, who in the terms of the South African Schools Act, can exempt a learner entirely, partially or conditionally from the compulsory school attendance, if such an exemption is in the best interest of the learner. 

"A parent who chooses not to send a learner to school, is obliged to apply for Home Education, in terms of the relevant section of the South African Schools Act," said Motshekga. 

Rand Water's importance

The briefing also heard from Rand Water's Teboho Joala. The water utility is tasked with ensuring that schools have sufficient water supply during this time as they prepare to reopen.

Some 3 126 schools need to be attended to for water supply, Joala said, assuring all and sundry that by this weekend, this part of the state of readiness will be complete.

Motshekga said schools should be ready by next week.  

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