GEORGE NEWS - The Eden and Central Karoo Education District (Ecked), led by Director Jewel Jonkers, received a third place for excellence in district leadership and management at the National Education Excellence Awards in Johannesburg last Friday, 29 November.
To top it all, another third place was received by Isalathiso Primary School (Mossel Bay) in the category recognising outstanding upkeep and maintenance of school facilities.
Isalathiso Primary School won a trophy, certificate and laptop. "This Quintile 2, no-fee school is setting the standard for school environments in low-income areas," said Kerry Mauchline, spokesperson to Western Cape Minister of Education David Maynier.
Jonkers said these awards on national level are phenomenal. "As a rural district covering almost 50% of the whole Western Cape geographical area for education, it is indeed an enormously proud moment for Ecked," he said.
"A very big thank you from the bottom of my heart to all schools, principals, educators, learners, public service staff, and management team of the Eden and Central Karoo Education District."
Ecked, led by Director Jewel Jonkers, received a third place for excellence in district leadership and management at the National Education Excellence Awards in Johannesburg last Friday, 29 November.
Provincial performance
The district entered three categories for the Western Cape provincial rounds, which took place before the national event.
Ecked won category 1 (Excellence in District Leadership and Management) and 3 (A full-service school showing commitment to including all learners in their school), and came second in category 2 (Excellence in Primary Schools Learning Outcomes).
"Another category was added right before the national awards, namely Top Performing Primary and Secondary School in upkeep and maintenance of school facilities," said Yvonne Botha, assistant director for Planning and Information Management, Auditor-General and Communi-cation within the district.
"The district entered Isalathiso Primary School as primary school and Bridgton Secondary School as secondary school. Isalathiso grabbed another first place for the district in this category on a provincial level."
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