Online schooling: Education experts debate the pros and cons

Johannesburg – As the 2023 academic gets under way and while some parents may still be scrambling for placement for their children, Independent Newspapers spoke to three online schools about their offerings.

Online learning has been in the spotlight recently following the fallout between parents and staff at the UCT Online High School (UCTOHS) where two learners are on suicide watch following the release of their 2022 year-end results. Parents said they plan to sue the school and demand that school fees paid in 2022 be returned to them.

And while none of the schools would be drawn on what went wrong at UCTOHS, the schools provided what they think sets them apart. “We should not…

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North West Education MEC addresses school infrastructure challenges
Johannesburg – The education MEC in the North West, Viola Motsumi, has assembled the department’s senior management and different stakeholders to a two-day infrastructure lekgotla on April 18 to 19 at Kgaswane Country Lodge in Rustenburg. This was after different …

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Umalusi says it’s all systems go for the 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams
Johannesburg – The board of Umalusi said they are ready for the 2022 NSC exams. The news was announced by the Umalusi CEO at Protea Hotel in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, on Friday morning. Umalusi is the council for quality assurance …

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No more bricks and mortar, cut data costs for quality online learning, says Minister Nzimande
Johannesburg – Former SACP leader and Minister of Higher Education and Training, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, is certainly bucking the trend in Africa by focusing on construction of new universities. But does Africa really need new universities? Certainly, knowledge …

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