‘No matric dance till November’ demands the Department
The department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal has instructed schools to withhold Matric dance ceremonies in the province from September till November.
The department issued the letter titled ‘Suspension of matric dance ceremonies’ to all high schools in the province. It is stated that this will fight the constant downfall in matric pass rate, schools are directed to hold these ceremonies till the last exam paper in November 30. It is said that pupils spend too much time preparing for matric dance and forget about studying for exams.
However, opposing to this, some schools refuse to follow this order. Ladysmith High School is one of the schools who say the message came late as they have already made the preparations. The school principal Chisto Pieterson said their celebration is on the 30th of September which is the day of closing schools.
“It is impossible to cancel the ceremony because we have already booked the venue, we have paid some of the people how will render their services, the children have already bought their dress and all the preparations have been done, we do not argue with the department but it is impossible on our side.” Said Pieterson
On the other had the department does not back down on their order, the department says those who fail to obey these orders will face consequences. It was further stated that the schools are controlled and take others from the department the same goes with all the trips that each schools embark on.
The letter was signed by the head of department Advocate Bheki Masuku instructed school governing bodies to make sure that the last few days before exams are spent wisely and to make sure matric dance does not happen till the instructed date.
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