Early Grade Reading Study I 2015-2021 Secure Data
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South Africa, 2015 - 2021
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| -The school has a large number of leaders, more classes are needed -The teacher show dedication and the learners listen to them -Learners leaving school premises during break should be stopped. | 10 |
0.5%
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| . | 13 |
0.6%
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| A block of grades has both boys and girls toilets consisting of 4 units on both ends of the block. Toilets for FP and senior learners are separated. Library is hardly used & books are dusty. | 11 |
0.5%
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| All facilities are in good condition and look new possibly due to relocation from the old site. | 11 |
0.5%
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| All toilets are not flushing due to borehole issues , the gate is working however left open the whole day even though there are screener at the gate. | 2 |
0.1%
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| Although the structure of the school is mobile classes. There is enough space for teaching and learning. | 14 |
0.6%
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| Attention is needed. Reading is terrible. | 4 |
0.2%
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| BUILD NEW CLASSES AS THEY ARE USING THE LIBRARY AS A CLASS | 14 |
0.6%
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| Beautiful well kept school | 8 |
0.4%
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| Clean premises generally. Teachers always immediately rushing home after school There's a problem of animals breaking fence,especially sheep and goats | 13 |
0.6%
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| Covid 19 sanitization and screening station is only at the entrance gate. No sanitizers in some classes, and in some they are not visible. Some doors don't have handles and could easily cut learners fingers. Part of the ceiling of the grade 3 classroom wa | 12 |
0.5%
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| Extra classes are needed at the school and the multipurpose recreational facility. | 13 |
0.6%
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| I would not send my child merely because I come from and live in different context and I aspire different things. | 12 |
0.5%
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| I would not take my child there because so many of the children cannot read or write. | 4 |
0.2%
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| I'm concerned about the learners toilets in this school... there is also no running water and the smell is unbearable! | 15 |
0.7%
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| IMPROVEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND INCREASE HUMAN RESOURCE AND CAPACITY. | 11 |
0.5%
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| Infrastructure must be renovated. The school is very small therefore learners are fully packed in one class. | 15 |
0.7%
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| It is a good environment for teaching and learning and it is safe | 13 |
0.6%
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| It is a very small school, requires human resource more teachers. | 12 |
0.5%
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| It really just needs Management Skills | 13 |
0.6%
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| It's a very poor school. It's said that the food scheme depends on sponsors. And it means leaners can starve if not funded. It it sad that most learners are from poor households and depend on the school meal. | 4 |
0.2%
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| It's a very small school with limited resources. But it is very clean. | 13 |
0.6%
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| Kitchen is too small. | 9 |
0.4%
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| Kitchen is too small. No social distancing during morning screening for covid 19. Doors don't have handles and could possibly cut children's fingers. | 8 |
0.4%
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| Learners attend school regularly. Education should hand out posts for more teachers because the school has lack of teachers and the ones that are there are trying to work with pressure. | 13 |
0.6%
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| Learners who can be able to read, one can notice that parents are playing their part. And those that cannot read teachers are not doing much about the issue. | 13 |
0.6%
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| Merely because I am from a different context and have different aspirations for my child. | 15 |
0.7%
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| Most of the buildings are depleting and ceilings are not safe. The pit toilets are also very unsanitary. | 13 |
0.6%
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| Most of the classes have no ceiling, and area is very dusty. One of our last assessments ended by huge dust which disturbs all learning activity. | 16 |
0.7%
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| Most of the school facilities (play grounds, toilets and sports field are damaged and not being taken care of). Computers are packed in one room on the floor and seem to not be working. | 12 |
0.5%
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| N/A | 141 |
6.5%
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| N/a | 13 |
0.6%
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| NA | 18 |
0.8%
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| Na | 14 |
0.6%
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| No | 13 |
0.6%
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| No comments. | 14 |
0.6%
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| No response | 10 |
0.5%
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| None | 60 |
2.7%
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| Nothing | 13 |
0.6%
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| Nothing to add | 12 |
0.5%
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| Principal is hands-on even aducator for Grade 4-6. Teachers know their learners up to date with their work. Teamwork is clearly on the open. School premises clean and well maintained also safety for the learners. | 10 |
0.5%
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| Principal, Deputy Principal, and Grade 4 & 7 teacher were very cooperative, but the Gr 3 FP HOD. | 9 |
0.4%
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| Repairs are needed. Many classes have broken doors and walls and ceilings need work done. Teachers have been requesting for a separate library or multimedia centre to be built. School also does not have a Maths lab like other schools visited in the region | 11 |
0.5%
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| Rotation system that is in place is affecting learning negatively. Supportive and cooperative staff | 11 |
0.5%
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| Same of the Classrooms are not in good conditions. | 8 |
0.4%
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| School is always kept tidy and clean. | 3 |
0.1%
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| School needs a proper functional library | 8 |
0.4%
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| School needs computer lab | 10 |
0.5%
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| School starts at 8am and break is at 9am, school ends at 15:00 (sometimes at 14:30), it is concerning that the children do not get enough energy to get them through the day. Some grades share the same classroom this could be could be confusing for the le | 12 |
0.5%
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| Shortage of classrooms and staff is a challenge at the school | 14 |
0.6%
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| Shortage of classrooms and staff.The is no security. | 11 |
0.5%
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| Shortage of toilets and basins.the ladies don't have sanitary bins.they don't have specious kitchen and it's a shack..no staff room,no library or multipurpose center | 14 |
0.6%
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| Staff bathrooms were not clean on 20/09/2021, they had leakage. Some classrooms were not clean. Classroom doors have no handles and wind open them very easily of which it kept disrupting the assessments | 6 |
0.3%
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| Staff members are very helpful,friendly and easy to communicate with. The school is so neat and clean and they prioritises the health and safety of learners and all members in the facility. | 13 |
0.6%
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| THE SCHOOL IS VERY CLEAN AND WELL MANAGED | 8 |
0.4%
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| THE TOILETS ARE NOT CLEAN | 12 |
0.5%
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| THERE'S NO SOCIAL DISTANCING IN CLASS AND SOME LEARNERS ATTEND SCHOOL/LESSONS WITHOUT MASKS. | 14 |
0.6%
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| THEY HAVE A VERY BEAUTIFUL GARDEN WITH VEGETABLES | 14 |
0.6%
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| Teachers needs separate toilets..the school I using it's own fundraising money to improve conditions of the school.toilets doors and windows are vandelized. | 12 |
0.5%
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| Teaching and learning is of high standard but the periphery of the school needs some improvement. | 8 |
0.4%
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| The classes are left unattended most of the time. Learners are all over the school making noise. | 14 |
0.6%
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| The department needs to take immediate action against the school, teachers do as they wish. | 16 |
0.7%
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| The department should take action on hiring more teachers cause the school is short stuffed and they should also provide the school with more teaching materials. | 8 |
0.4%
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| The far away from the learners homes | 10 |
0.5%
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| The government needs to rethink the farm school strategy to allow learners the same opportunity to the better future by building one boarding school for learners in these farms and equip it holistically..this will ensure that children have similar access | 6 |
0.3%
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| The grade 7 class needs to be part of the primary and not secondary, this setup is very confusing. | 15 |
0.7%
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| The is no library in the school,more infrastructure is needed,ie. Toilets,running taps,administration block and staff room for teachers | 13 |
0.6%
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| The kids are well fed | 13 |
0.6%
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| The kitchen area needs to improve, it's too small to cook for a large number of learners and the school needs a library as well as computer lab | 9 |
0.4%
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| The kitchen is very small | 22 |
1%
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| The kitchen is very small and they do have enough water taps. | 14 |
0.6%
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| The running and the management of the school was impressive and everything seemed in order considering th | 6 |
0.3%
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| The school | 14 |
0.6%
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| The school needs computers for learners. | 8 |
0.4%
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| The school can improve on discipline. The noise can be disturbing. | 16 |
0.7%
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| The school classes are clean | 14 |
0.6%
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| The school classrooms need renovations the desks looks old | 13 |
0.6%
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| The school could at least have reading sessions at least 3 days a week for two hours, to improve the reading capacity or skills of the learners. | 13 |
0.6%
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| The school does not have a library | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school does not have a library and a computer center for learners | 8 |
0.4%
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| The school does not have a referral board on display. There are unused class rooms with damaged roof which is not safe for learners. | 13 |
0.6%
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| The school does not have any referral board displaying emergency contact details. The school does not have any fire extinguishers. Learners can be absent for six weeks without any follow up being done on the where abouts of the learners. | 14 |
0.6%
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| The school does not have enough teachers for all grades which includes the Principal sharing the classes with them.total no of teachers is 6 plus principal | 10 |
0.5%
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| The school does not have sanitizers in their classes | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school doesn't adhere to covid 19 regulations and the school is unhygienic. | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school doesn't expertly problems, but there is no library. | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school doesn't not have a library that is safe, the furniture is all broken, no books and very untidy like it's outside ground | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school environment is safe and clean, there are toilets and sanitizers together with running water and enough teachers. The school supports learning and teaching. | 11 |
0.5%
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| The school environment is safe and clean, food is served and the process of teaching and learning is supported. | 14 |
0.6%
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| The school had a library but due to covid19 restrictions they had to make it a grade R classroom. Some of the classrooms needs to be repaired. During teaching most of the teachers and learners don't wear masks. | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school has 18 toilets for learners. They are all not functioning because of lack of water so the learners are required to urinate outside or go to near by houses to access a toilet. | 18 |
0.8%
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| The school has a beautiful garden ,buckets for washing hands,sanitizing station has a registration book ,thermometer for taking temperature and sanitizer.I biggest problem in the school is space,there ain't enough classes.I asked the principal to fill in | 11 |
0.5%
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| The school has a limited amount of teachers but the teaching is of good standard. The other thing is that their toilets are not in good condition and there are not enough number of toilets | 17 |
0.8%
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| The school has good infrastructure, it has a math lab, science lab and the principal is really and communicates clearly with teacher's. He school is c,eana d you can see that they really try their best | 18 |
0.8%
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| The school has no administrative office, they share the library space with the administrative staff,toilets are needed, improvement of the drinkable water system. | 6 |
0.3%
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| The school has sport facilities not sure if they are utilized. The school needs new paint on the walls | 18 |
0.8%
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| The school is clean and properly ran. It is safe and abides by all covid-19 regulations | 7 |
0.3%
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| The school is clean and teachers are freindly | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school is clean and teachers are very much welcoming but the is no library or laboratory. | 9 |
0.4%
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| The school is clean mostly the toilets are extremely clean. | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school is clean, they have a proper menu for nutrition e.g they eat beetroot and apples. The toilets of the school are unsafe for minors and not even hygienic. Also the library of the doesn't have enough resources for studying material. | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school is functional but lacks a lot of facilities, it is also a very old school improvements are needed. | 10 |
0.5%
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| The school is functioning but they have transport problems,so some learners go before time so that they can be able to catch bus,very high absenteeism. | 10 |
0.5%
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| The school is in bad condition but can improve | 8 |
0.4%
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| The school is in good functionality but the library could improve and they need a computer lab for learners. The school is using WI-FI router (Rain sim card), connectivity is not always good | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school is in order, the teachers report on time and discipline is prioritized. The learners are willing and ready to work and learn at all times | 16 |
0.7%
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| The school is organized | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school is organized properly, tight security for learners and staff. | 7 |
0.3%
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| The school is perfect,well organized and has enough space | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school is proper and the learners are very impressive in terms of their reading ability,the principal and her staff are welcoming and cooperative. | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school is really trying by all means to ensure kids are well taken care of. | 6 |
0.3%
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| The school is safe and clean however, few renovations my be necessary. Eg celling in the rest room and school board. | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school is short stuffed there are no enough teachers | 9 |
0.4%
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| The school is so clean they care about kid's safety and hygiene | 8 |
0.4%
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| The school is very clean | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school is very clean and small | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school is very functional. They adhere to covid protocols. They are organized. | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school is very neat | 10 |
0.5%
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| The school is very neat, supports learning and great management in place | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school is very organized. | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school is waiting for DBE to build them separate classes for grade R ,1,2,3 and 4 separate toilets . They also currently building a kitchen where learners daily food will be cooked. | 6 |
0.3%
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| The school is well administered but they ran o of sanitizers | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school is well administrated and is well clean , they try they are best to follow covid protocol. | 14 |
0.6%
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| The school is well built, it looks new from the outside but inside the ceiling is falling. There are a few teachers, the department needs to consider hiring a permanent Principal and HOD as current ones are acting. The school needs more teachers to elimin | 5 |
0.2%
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| The school is well managed, building still new but they can improve in terms of cleanliness | 17 |
0.8%
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| The school is well run,only a few things require improvement. | 9 |
0.4%
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| The school is well taken care of. | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school need more classes because learners are over crowded in classes. | 14 |
0.6%
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| The school need sanitation like proper flushing toilet . The electricity is also a problem at the school. The is no running water as the water pump needs electricity to function. There is also a need for library and maths lab. Security is also a problem a | 12 |
0.5%
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| The school needs to improve on teaching learners how to read ,the also need to fix the schools fences and gate that surrounds the school. | 8 |
0.4%
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| The school needs a library | 8 |
0.4%
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| The school needs a lot of improvement, the yard is clean but the classrooms are way too old. | 13 |
0.6%
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| The school needs a well resourced library and an additional toilets for intermediate and foundation phase | 17 |
0.8%
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| The school needs infrastructure immediately. | 6 |
0.3%
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| The school needs internet that is reliable. | 5 |
0.2%
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| The school needs more PPE materials,lack of masks for learners....The school needs more attention. | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school needs more classes,it is small and have a lot of learners. Space is a big problem. | 13 |
0.6%
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| The school needs more resources so that it can function very well. | 15 |
0.7%
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| The school needs new infrastructure Proper maintenance of their water supply system Upgrading the library resources | 11 |
0.5%
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| The school needs serious improvement | 8 |
0.4%
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| The school should atleast turn one unused class into a library in order for students to learn how to read and write, cause most of the learners are struggling to read and write more especially in the senior phase. | 13 |
0.6%
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| The school surrounding is fairly clean, they also have sports ground which can be improved upon. | 14 |
0.6%
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| The school yard is full of grass so the foundation phase learners do not enough space for playground | 13 |
0.6%
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| The staff and management team are great the school needs assistance. Its not as great as opposed to other schools, it's smaller therefor should have better resources | 8 |
0.4%
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| The staff members are very warm and welcoming, very cooperative and willingness to help where they could. | 16 |
0.7%
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| The teachers were welcoming together with the principal | 13 |
0.6%
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| The toilet drainage system is overflowing and leakage everywhere. Toilets have no door. Multi grading causes overcrowding and no social distancing in classes. Learners play in an open veld around the school which doesn't look safe. | 8 |
0.4%
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| The toilets are there but very few, for instance there are only 3 toilets for 205 female learners and two 257 toilets for boys! | 12 |
0.5%
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| The toilets used by learners are not cleaned and most of them are broken/unusable. | 9 |
0.4%
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| The yard is bug with sports facilities for learners to Play at and no late comers | 7 |
0.3%
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| There are tables and chairs t the assembly area underneath a porch, it seems it used as a teaching space sometimes. Foundation phase girls and boys share the same toilets so there are 3 Foundation phase toilets and not 6 | 13 |
0.6%
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| There is a garden in the school which help learners know how to make and take care of their own garden at home And also help with vegetables for the learners and teachers who need vegetables | 9 |
0.4%
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| There is a need for additional toilet facilities. Grade 4-7 go to break all at the same time. | 17 |
0.8%
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| There is a need for the library at the school. | 13 |
0.6%
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| There is no noise during school learning hours and there's unity amongst teachers | 9 |
0.4%
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| There is no social distancing in classes and around the school. The food area is untidy and so are the toilets. | 8 |
0.4%
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| There's a lot improvement that is needed. | 7 |
0.3%
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| There's a need for a fence and a handyman. | 6 |
0.3%
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| There's no enough classes and toilets for learners | 9 |
0.4%
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| There's no sanitizer wr school, the learners are sanitized by teachers | 14 |
0.6%
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| They used to have a library last year but due to covid19 regulations they had to remove all books in the library and turn it into a classroom for social distancing protocols. | 10 |
0.5%
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| They're understaffed...the principal is overworked. They need more toilets for the Foundation Phase learners. | 11 |
0.5%
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| This a good school in general | 16 |
0.7%
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| This school has a functional dining hall for learners. Covid19 restrictions are highly adhered to, all the learners have break in their classrooms and the food is bought to them. It used to have a library but now it is converted into a maths lap. | 17 |
0.8%
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| This school is a multiracial school, most of the classrooms are up-to-date and it also has a high school in one yard. (It starts from grade R-12.) | 17 |
0.8%
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| This school is very clean,teaching and learning is evident. | 13 |
0.6%
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| This school needs more support from the department of basic education | 17 |
0.8%
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| Time management is not upto scratch, school started at 9h00 because of Covid and there is a lot of late coming of teachers. Learners are left unattended, they tend to be rowdy and misbehaving. Kitchen is impressive. | 14 |
0.6%
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| Toilets are not clean, they are very unhealthy and some do unirate and help themselves at the back. | 8 |
0.4%
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| Toilets not flushing because there's lack of running water but they are user friendly. | 12 |
0.5%
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| We had to e evacuate the school at 12h30 as a Grade R learner tested positive for Covid-19, so all learners and everyone in the school yard had to be screened again | 4 |
0.2%
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| •The school does not have time management , the start at 08:00 but other leaners are still waiting at the gate to be screened while some leaners are already in class continuing with the lesson. •The school printers are broken so we could not ret | 10 |
0.5%
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Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.