Western 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.

According to eyewitnesses, the fire at the Klein Preuss Primary School, which is about 4,8 km outside of Ceres, started at about 04h00 on Sunday morning. Fire and rescue personnel could only put the last flames out four hours later.

The only items people at the scene were able to rescue, were a piano, computer and printer, fax machine, 33 chairs and a few chairs and tables.

The rest of the items, which includes learner materials, the school's administrative records, documents and furniture were destroyed. Fortunately no one was injured.

It is not yet clear what started the fire, but the police are investigating.

The MEC will meet with department officials to discuss how to manage the issue of learners and teachers, who will have to be accommodated in nearby schools.

For enquiries, contact Gert Witbooi: 082 550 3938, or gwitbooi@pgwc.gov.za.

Gert Witbooi
Media Secretary
Office of the MEC for Education
Western Cape
Tel: 021 467 2523
Fax: 021 425 5689
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