No Fees Programme

From the left, centre, Cameron Dugmore, MEC for Education, Granville Isaacs, Principal of Paulus Joubert Primary School, and Ebrahim Rasool, Premier of the Western Cape, with learners of the school at the launch of the WCED's No Fee Schools programme. The amount reflected on the cheque represents the school fees previously paid by parents for all the learners at the school.

On Monday 19 June 2006 at a special function, Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Education MEC Cameron Dugmore handed over a cheque of R328,350.00 to the Paulus Joubert Primary School in Paarl, which is one of 419 schools that have opted for "no fee status".

This means that the parents of almost 150,000 learners, representing about 15.9% of learners in the province, will not have to worry about school fees. This is part of the Premier's Siyabulela service delivery campaign.

Paddy Attwell
Director of Communication
Western Cape Education Department
Email: pattwell@pgwc.gov.za
Tel: 021 467 2531

For enquiries, contact Gert Witbooi: 082 550 3938, or gwitbooi@pgwc.gov.za.

Gert Witbooi
Media Liaison Officer
Office of the MEC for Education
Western Cape
Tel: 021 467 2523
Fax: 021 425 5689
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