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Rural school drops science

20 January 2014
Mkhululi Ndamase

A SHORTAGE of science teachers in the Eastern Cape has forced one rural school to dump the subject and divert pupils to study economics, despite having a state-of-the-art laboratory donated to boost maths and science at the school.

While Paterson's Sandisulwazi High School principal Sedrick Gouza denied the school was scrapping physical science, a teacher and at least three pupils independently confirmed the subject was being phased out.

This occurred after its science teacher moved to another school in Kirkwood last June.

A maths teacher filled in until the end of last year but she refused to continue teaching more pupils this year, saying she was over-burdened.
 

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Report Abuse Author: TheRef Date: 20 January 2014 9:27

More stupidity at government level dropping science at that school is criminal you don`t get anywhere in this world without Math and science,the lunatics are truly in charge of the asylum!

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WHITE ELEPHANT: Sandisulwazi High School pupils, from left, Likhona Hina, Dushan Stevens and Sedras Bradley at their desks when the school received a new science lab from SAB in 2012. With them are SAB's Vincent Maphai and Education MEC Mandla Makupula. Picture: MIKE HOLMES
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