North West Department of Education MEC Viola Motsumi today, Friday 22 August 2025, met with selected secondary school principals from the Rustenburg LEO at Bersig Academy in Rustenburg to further deliberate the challenges they are confronted with in their schools. This meeting comes after eight schools ( Charora, Reebone, Mphebana, MpheBana ll, Lesele, Boitekong, Boitekong ll, and Khayalethu Secondary Schools) in the LEO being found underperforming
Principals shared their insights, which are critically affecting teaching and learning as socio-economic conditions, learner performance, where most learners are overage, and some are from child headed families.
Motsumi emphasised that the department is committed to listening and giving achievable objectives that the schools need to achieve enhanced academic performance.
“ Our schools are facing challenges that are real,and it is important that we create a close relation with principals and their senior management teams. Our main objective as the department is to give more support to all learners in order for them to perform better,” said Motsumi.
MEC Motsumi will continue meeting other Local Education Offices in Bojanala to assist principals in coming up with interventions in order to ensure that learner’s performance is boosted.
For more information please contact
Mphata Molokwane | Departmental Spokesperson | 082 979 3638
Elias Malindi | Acting Head of Communications | 072 892 8399
Bayanda Zenzile | Media Liaison Officer | 082 307 6852
