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The Department of Basic Education said reports from its provincial departments indicated schools were on track to reopen on Monday.
Some schools could not reopen on 25 January due to various challenges.
The department said platooning would once again be in place when they reopen.
The Department of Basic Education says it is all systems go for schools reopening on Monday - and health and safety will be priority as the fight against Covid-19 transmissions continues.
It said 24 026 schools reopened on 25 January to prepare for the return of pupils.
At least 67 schools could not reopen due to various reasons, ranging from being damaged by storms and flooding to challenges with accessing roads, the department added.
Virus hits KZN and Limpopo school staff hard Half of schools unready to reopen 28 January 2021 - 20:02 Image: paylessimages / 123RF Stock Photo
Public schools in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo are said to have the highest number of teachers and staff members who are affected by Covid-19 related illnesses.
This was suggested by a national school readiness survey conducted by five recognised teacher unions: the Professional Education Union (PEU), National Professional Teachers Organisation of SA (Naptosa), SA Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu), SA Teachers Union (SAOU) and National Teachers Union (Natu).
The survey was conducted on January 18 and was amended after discussions with the department of basic education on Wednesday.
Marking of matric exam papers on track
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - Education experts, activists and unions said they are confident that matric marking processes are still on track to be finalised by the weekend, with some centres already completed.
Stellenbosch University’s curriculum studies department chairperson, Professor Michael le Cordeur, said he was confident with the basic education department s progress on marking of Grade 12 scrips even with everything that happened last year.
Le Cordeur said he was aware that the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) was sitting to verify the results, a thorough process that would take time, the best part of the month, to be exactly – January 20 till February 22.
DBE delays reopening of schools by 2 weeks amid Covid-19 second wave
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Cape Town - With the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hitting South Africa with over a million infection cases and more than 35 000 deaths, the Department of Basic Education announced it would be delaying the reopening of schools by two weeks.
South African public schools were scheduled to reopen on January 27 while most private schools had already kick-started their 2021 academic year.
“Due to the impact of the coronavirus, the Council of Education in conjunction with the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and Cabinet have taken the decision to delay the reopening of schools to February 15, in order to provide relief to the healthcare system,” said Deputy Minister Regina Mhaule.