A total of 810 repeating matriculants in the Eastern Cape will rewrite this year through a second chance programme offered by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), at a cost of R3-million.
Repeaters are being taught in six centres in the province, which were facilitated by Star Schools, a company contracted by the NYDA to carry out the programme in five provinces including the Eastern Cape.
These were located at Thembalabantu High School in Zwelitsha, Wongalethu High School in Mdantsane, St Johns College in Mthatha, Bizana Village School in Mbizana, Mt Frere Secondary School in Mount Frere and Algoa College in Port Elizabeth.
NYDA spokesman Lerato Gambu said: “810 is the number we could reach based on available budget .”
Gambu said the programme commenced in March in the province and pupils had been provided with the necessary study materials.
The programme was implemented in partnership with the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP Seta).
“For each province, payment is allocated in tranches and payment is done only when the service provider has submitted proof of the service delivered according to the terms of the service level agreement signed by the NYDA, ETDP Seta and Star Schools.”
He said each centre had a coordinator to oversee the administration of the project.
Star Schools receives weekly reports from each centre.
“We have signed weekly attendance registers from each centre to verify the attendance of teachers and pupils.
“Site visits have also been conducted by personnel from head office and I can verify that these centres are functional,” Gambu said.
Various meetings were held with the relevant officials from the department of education and some of them have visited the centres.
The NYDA will recruit the last group of pupils for the programme in January next year.
Gambu said a process was underway to hand over the programme to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in January next year.
DBE spokesman Elijah Mhlanga said meetings were held with the NYDA over plans to hand over the programme.
“Currently they have been allocated their own funding and indicated that they would phase out the programme once DBE has introduced the second chance programme.
ETPD Seta’s Anna-Joy Motene said the Seta had a target to support 2500 pupils nationally, at a budget of R8-million.
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810 matrics in EC to rewrite finals
Repeaters are being taught in six centres in the province, which were facilitated by Star Schools, a company contracted by the NYDA to carry out the programme in five provinces including the Eastern Cape.
These were located at Thembalabantu High School in Zwelitsha, Wongalethu High School in Mdantsane, St Johns College in Mthatha, Bizana Village School in Mbizana, Mt Frere Secondary School in Mount Frere and Algoa College in Port Elizabeth.
NYDA spokesman Lerato Gambu said: “810 is the number we could reach based on available budget .”
Gambu said the programme commenced in March in the province and pupils had been provided with the necessary study materials.
The programme was implemented in partnership with the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP Seta).
“For each province, payment is allocated in tranches and payment is done only when the service provider has submitted proof of the service delivered according to the terms of the service level agreement signed by the NYDA, ETDP Seta and Star Schools.”
He said each centre had a coordinator to oversee the administration of the project.
Star Schools receives weekly reports from each centre.
“We have signed weekly attendance registers from each centre to verify the attendance of teachers and pupils.
“Site visits have also been conducted by personnel from head office and I can verify that these centres are functional,” Gambu said.
Various meetings were held with the relevant officials from the department of education and some of them have visited the centres.
The NYDA will recruit the last group of pupils for the programme in January next year.
Gambu said a process was underway to hand over the programme to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in January next year.
DBE spokesman Elijah Mhlanga said meetings were held with the NYDA over plans to hand over the programme.
“Currently they have been allocated their own funding and indicated that they would phase out the programme once DBE has introduced the second chance programme.
ETPD Seta’s Anna-Joy Motene said the Seta had a target to support 2500 pupils nationally, at a budget of R8-million.
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