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Township south africa definition1/21/2024 Failure by both “Poor” and “Fair” schools to enrol adequate learners puts more pressure on rest of schools to accommodate additional learners. It concludes by cautioning that classifying schools based on performance might have unintended consequences, for instance, schools tagged as “poor” might naturally disappear as parents would not want to enrol their children in schools state deem dysfunctional. It further argues that “Township schools” exist in real geospaces, and changing name tag shall not obliterate their geographic presence. It is argued that the three tier classification criteria lack theoretical rigour and explication to justify policy’s credence and implementability. The new classification is arbitrarily divided into the following categories: 1) Poor schools with 0% to 40% performance 2) Fair schools with 41% to 60% performance 3) Good schools with 61% to 80% performance and 4) Great schools with 81% to 100% performance. The reclassification is based on a three-pronged school performance category in a) Matric pass rates, b) Maths and Science passes and c) Bachelor passes. In 2016, Gauteng MEC for Education Panyasa Lesufi announced that province’s schools will be reclassified to obliterate the “Township” School Tag commonly associated with the past regime. This article critiques a proposed policy by the Gauteng Department of Education to reclassify province’s “Township” schools.
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