Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has developed a Ten Point Intervention Strategy to help learners achieve a matric pass rate higher than 65 percent.
Tabling his Budget Vote on Wednesday, MEC Senzo Mchunu said the department will target 903 National Strategy for Learner Attainment (NSLA) schools for focused implementation of this strategy.
"These schools obtained less than 60 percent in the National Senior Certificate Examination results in 2009. Ward managers and Subject advisors are visiting these schools to support and monitor availability, retrieval and use of Learning and Teaching Support Materials," he said.
Mchunu said ward managers would ensure that provision is made for all aspects of schooling to be factored into timetabling and that curriculum coverage is congruent with the time spent in the classroom.
"School functionality and the functioning of school governing bodies will be monitored on an ongoing basis by department officials as well as other oversight authorities. The management of NSLA schools will be strictly monitored," said Mchunu.
He added that he expected all high schools to design a month-long class programme during the World Cup.
