News and Speeches for Ministry of Education
Building a Safer Learning Home for All
13 February 2005Following a visit to the Montevideo Primary School in Montana, Cape Town this morning where a teacher was shot and 10-year-old Kevin Arendse held hostage last week, Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore acknowledged that more needs to be done... Read More
MEC Angry at Shooting, Hostage-Taking of Learner
10 February 2005Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore expressed his anger at the shooting of a teacher and hostage taking of a 10-year-old learner at the Montevideo Primary School. He will visit the family of the child and address a special school assembly on... Read More
Launch of Santam Educational Support Programme 2005
25 January 2005Western Cape MEC for Education Cameron Dugmore will today launch a special project, aimed at providing special text books for economics and management sciences to 6,000 high schools around the country. Read More
Education MEC Visits George Schools with Minister Pandor
22 January 2005Western Cape MEC for Education Cameron Dugmore will accompany Minister Naledi Pandor on Monday 24 January on a visit to schools in George in the Western Cape. MEC Dugmore said he was looking forward to the school year, especially after the good... Read More
Lower Crossroads Illegal Schools
21 January 2005The Western Cape Education Department is aware that a group of unemployed teachers has been trying to recruit learners for an informal school in the lower Crossroads area. Apparently the learners are learning under trees. Read More
MEC Dugmore Welcomes West Coast Gesture
17 January 2005Western Cape MEC for Education Cameron Dugmore has welcomed the gesture of the Saldanha Bay Municipality, who will be donating R20,000.00 today towards stationery for learners from the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa, whose homes were gutted... Read More
Opening of Schools: Press Briefing
16 January 2005Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore, together with members of the ANC Provincial Executive Committee, Cosatu, SACP, Cosas and the SA Democratic Teachers Union, will today (Monday 17 January 2005) address a press conference on the opening of... Read More
Visit to school building sites by Provincial Ministers Dugmore and Skwatsha
10 January 2005Following a visit to various school building sites by Provincial Ministers of Transport and Public Works Mcebisi Skwatsha, and Education Cameron Dugmore, yesterday, Minister Dugmore has expressed satisfaction at the progress being made, despite some... Read More
Ministers Dugmore and Skwatsha Visit School Building Sites
9 January 2005Programme for joint visit on Monday 10th January 2005 by Provincial Ministers Dugmore and Skwatsha to various sites where mobile classrooms are being placed by contractors and new schools being built: The first visit will start at 10h00 sharp at... Read More
Western Cape achieves Distinction in 2004 Matric Exams
28 December 2004Statement by Cameron Dugmore, MEC for Education in the Western Cape. For the fourth year in a row, the Western Cape has achieved a matric pass rate of more than 80%. The pass in the Senior Certificate examinations for the province in 2004 is 85%. Read More
Statement by Cameron Dugmore, MEC for Education in the Western Cape
28 December 2004For the fourth year in a row, the Western Cape has achieved a matric pass rate of more than 80%. The pass in the Senior Certificate examinations for the province in 2004 is 85%. Read More
Celebrating Our Matrics
20 December 2004In addition to the announcement function of the 2004 provincial matric results at Leeuwenhof, Government will also honour all those learners at Khayelitsha and Mitchell's Plain schools. Read More
Announcement of the Western Cape 2004 Matric Results at Leeuwenhof
19 December 2004The Premier, Mr Ebrahim Rasool & the MEC for Education, Mr Cameron Dugmore invite ALL MEDIA to attend a function on the Announcement of the Western Cape 2004 Matric Results Date: Wednesday, 29 December 2004 Venue: Leeuwenhof, Hof Street, Gardens Read More
Provincial Minister Launches Investigation into School Fees
8 December 2004Western Cape Education Minister Cameron Dugmore has launched an investigation into school fees in the province (1 December 2005). Read More
Farm School Gutted: Education MEC to Assess Damage
28 November 2004Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore is to visit a farm school this afternoon at 16h00, which was gutted by fire over the weekend, leaving 53 learners and two teachers with no school to attend. Read More
Policy Guidelines on The Capacity of Schools in The Western Cape
22 November 2004For a number of years the Western Cape Education Department has been faced with the challenge of providing accommodation for learners. But now the department has put in place guidelines to bring the numbers to 35-38 per classroom by utilising all... Read More
Successful Conclusion Of Examinations
18 November 2004Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore has expressed his delight at the successful conclusion of the matric examinations today. Read More
WCED Moves CTA to Facilitate `Eid Al-Fitr
10 November 2004Statement by Ron Swartz, Head of Education in the Western Cape Read More
MEC Supports Expulsion of Learners Found with Weapons, Drugs On School Premises
9 November 2004His remarks followed a visit to the Ravensmead Secondary School this morning, where 16-year-old learner Lee-Roy Samuels died over the weekend after a tragic shooting incident. Read More
Press Conference on Stability and Efficiency in Education
7 November 2004All media are invited to a Press Conference with Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool, as well as the MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, and the MEC for Education, on Stability and Efficiency in the Education Sector. Issues to be... Read More
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