J-Bay high school – at last

Zandile Mbabela
THE HERALD ONLINE, 18 October 2011

AFTER years of struggling with transport to and from high schools in Humansdorp – which saw some pupils hitchhiking or dropping out due to their inability to afford high transport costs – parents and pupils in Jeffreys Bay are relieved that years of planning are finally bearing fruit.

The Eastern Cape Education Department and the Kouga Municipality finalised plans last week for the surfing town’s very first high school, something that has been in the pipeline for the past 10 years.

The long wait was due to the schools infrastructure backlog in the province.

The department’s infrastructure director, Zama Tom, said construction of the school was due to start next year and the first intake of pupils – initially only grades 8, 9 and 10, with the other grades to be introduced over time – was expected in 2014. Read more ...