Education

The Northern Cape is planning to have its own university.

Literacy and numeracy for young children and an increased number of senior pupils passing their matriculation examinations with mathematics and science: these are the priorities of the Northern Cape Provincial Government. To achieve these aims, some R11-billion has been allocated over a three-year period to 2012/13.

The provincial government’s 2009/10 budget included provisions for recapitalising the further education and training (FET) sector and technical secondary schools. The Northern Cape has two FET colleges. With about R4 million being made available in bursaries, attendance at these institutions has grown dramatically.

The Northern Cape Urban FET College comprises two campuses in Kimberley: City Campus and Moremogolo Campus. City Campus has three departments: business studies, engineering studies and a business unit that organises short courses in partnership with public and private partners. Moremogolo offers business studies or skills training.

The Northern Cape Rural FET College has campuses at Kathu, Upington, De Aar, Kuruman and Namaqualand. These colleges offer courses in finance, economics and accounting; engineering; IT and computer science; management; hospitality; marketing; and tourism.

Plans for the establishment of a Northern Cape university have been initiated; in 2010 progress is expected on architectural plans and academic content.

Schools

The year 2010 has been declared the year of ‘Effective q u a l i t y of l e a r n i n g a n d teaching’. This includes the idea that teachers must teach for seven hours and be in class on time. The no-fee schools’ policy has steadily been expanded over the years: the Northern Cape now has 76% of schools (and 68% of pupils) benefiting from the policy. In addition, the school nutrition programme plays an important role in ensuring that children can learn when they attend school.

The Dinaledi initiative, in 17 schools across the province, actively promotes science and mathematics as subjects.





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