DStv Channel 403 Thursday, 14 November 2024

Back to school | Tough start to year for some EC pupils

EAST LONDON - The reopening of coastal schools has left some families in the Eastern Cape highly frustrated.                               

Over 1,000 pupils still need to find places at schools across the province. 

READ: Back to school | Over 900 unplaced pupils in Western Cape

But the education department says there's no need to panic, assuring parents that all children will be in class in the next two weeks.

While most schools are off to a smooth start to the year, others face infrastructure-related problems.

* eNCA's Ronald Masinda reports.

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