The Department of Transport and Public Works has completed a R100m project to rapidly create space for 5 141 additional places for learners at Western Cape Education Department (WCED) schools.
The mobile school project involved the placement of 125 mobile units at 36 schools, and the establishment of two new mobile schools – one in Mfuleni and the other in Table View.
The new Mfuleni Mobile High School, which was completed on 15 September 2021 at an estimated cost of R26m, created 21 short-term Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) employment and skills training opportunities. It comprises ten mobile classrooms, a feeding kitchen, ablutions, administration offices and storage areas. A second phase of construction is planned to add another 11 mobile classrooms at the site.
The new Sunridge Circle Mobile High School in Table View, built at an estimated cost of R18m, created 15 EPWP employment and skills training opportunities. Eight mobile classrooms were constructed, as well as a feeding kitchen, ablutions, administration offices, science labs, storage areas, and parking.
The school was handed over to the WCED on 30 September 2021.