The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is organising special Saturday schools for candidates who failed the 2007 Senior Certificate Examinations. The candidates will be able to write supplementary examinations in May and June this year.

The tutorial programme forms part of a national initiative to support candidates who failed matric in 2007. The national Department of Education will invest more than R6-million in the programme in the Western Cape.

Candidates who registered and sat for Cape Senior Certificate examinations before 2008 will be able to write Senior Certificate examinations based on the old curriculum until 2011.

Candidates registering for matric for the first time in 2008 will have to write National Senior Certificate examinations based on the new national curriculum.

The support programme will take place at 30 schools throughout the Western Cape from 2 February to 17 May 2008. The programme will include three sessions on Saturday mornings, each lasting 90 minutes, amounting to a total of 15 tutorial sessions.

The WCED has invited experienced tutors to apply to teach the Saturday classes and is already processing applications for these positions.

Candidates who qualify for writing supplementary examinations must register before 31 January 2008.

Those wishing to participate in the Saturday tutorial programme must register at one of the 30 venues on Saturday, 26 January 2008, for a maximum of three subjects. The venues are:

Rhodes , Belgravia, Isilimela and Oude Molen High Schools

Malibu, Kleinvlei, Luhlaza, Zola and Bernadino Heights High Schools

Atlantis, Parow, Roosendal and Elsies River High Schools

Fezeka, Zwaanswyk, Portlands and Spine Road High Schools

Ceres Secondary, Bredasdorp High Shools

Bastiaanse Secondary, Outeniqua High, Knysna Secondary and Morester Secondary Schools

Langeberg, Noorder Paarl, and Worcester Secondary Schools

Schoonspruit, Steynville, Weston and Vredendal Secondary Schools

The programme will cover the following subjects:

• Accounting Higher Grade (HG) and Standard Grade (SG)
• Afrikaans 1st and 2nd Language
• Agricultural Science SG
• Biblical Studies HG and SG
• Biology HG and SG
• Business Economics HG and SG
• Computer Studies HG and SG
• Computyping
• Economics HG and SG
• English 1st & 2nd Language
• Geography HG and SG
• History HG and SG
• isiXhosa 1st Language
• Physical Science HG and SG
• Travel and Tourism
• Mathematics HG and SG

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Enquiries:

Paddy Attwell
083 261 7699
Email: pattwell@pgwc.gov.za

Gert Witbooi
Media Liaison Officer
Office of the MEC for Education
Western Cape
Tel: 021 467 2523
Cell: 082 550 3938
Fax: 021 425 5689
Email: gwitbooi@pgwc.gov.za
Visit our website: http://wced.wcape.gov.za

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