Education
(1) (a) What indicators motivated his Department to build the Moorreesburg High School and (b) how many learners can the school accommodate;
(2) whether the school is operational; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the teacher-to-learner ratio, (b) how many learners are currently enrolled at the school and (c) how many teachers are employed at the school in (i) government and (ii) school governing body posts;
(3) what was the cost of construction of the school building, including all supplementary construction charges, such as sewerage infrastructure?
[1] [a] Continued growth within the Swartland Municipality and surrounding areas created the need for additional school places. Many learners are currently using learner transport from Moorreesburg to high schools in Malmesbury.
In addition, Laurie Hugo Primary School still operates as an intermediate school that accommodates Grades 8 and 9 at a primary school. These learners therefore need to find placement for Grade 10 when they reach that grade. Learners in Grade 8 and 9 could be better accommodated at a high school in the area.
[b] The current construction project will deliver a school designed to accommodate a maximum number of 880 learners.
The new school offers the following facilities:
- 24 Classrooms
- 2 Science Laboratories
- 2 Multi-purpose Classrooms
- 1 Multi-media Centre
- 1 Computer Room
- 1 Hall
[2] The school is not operational yet. The school is currently in construction and Practical Completion is scheduled for September 2022. There are thus currently no learners enrolled or teachers employed at the school.
[3] The current, estimated, total project cost implication is R63 917 300.
