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Education
Early Childhood
Development (ECD)
A baseline assessment of 40 centres
conducted to establish the level of support
required to offer quality educational
programmes.
34 centres were selected to be
2 500
children
are benefitting from
programme
part of the Sasol Comprehensive
ECD programme which offers
training, educational resources
and nutrition.
To build knowledge and skills required to
stimulate children in the different age
cohorts, 140 practitioners were
trained on pre-grade R classroom practice.
STEM support
Sasol supports education in the Fezile
Dabi Education District through the
Boitjhorisong Resource
Centre (BRC). The centre provides
the community with access to facilities
that support education including the
training of teachers, career guidance and
helping learners with academic projects.
The Department of Education utilises
the facilities and resources available at
BRC to support the STEM interventions
in Metsimaholo schools.
The BRC hosted a Mathematics Challenge
Day at Fakkel School in Sasolburg. This
was for Sasol accomodating special
needs. Learners completed mathematic
challenges, their own version of
“The Amazing Race”.
Reflecting the positive outcomes of
support, the Free State achieved the
highest matric pass rate in South Africa
(88,4%) compared to the national pass rate
of 81.3% in 2019. The Fezile Dabi Education
District was the top performing district in
the Free State, obtaining a 90,3%
pass rate. Metsimaholo schools
obtained a 91,3% pass rate with
10 of the 14 schools in Metsimaholo
achieving a pass rate of 90% and above.
Metsimatle in Oranjeville and KatlehoMpumelelo in Zamdela both achieving
100% pass rates.
Learner support is a critical element in
increasing participation in STEM education.
Sasol learner support projects offer extra
tuition to more than 4 732 learners
in Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the
afternoons, during weekends, through
holiday camps and classroom support.
Laying a strong foundation for Mathematics
in primary schools. In Sasolburg
162 teachers were supported
through Boithorisong, Resource Centre
(BRC) and the Jumpstart programme.
Sasolburg is supporting
23 local
students
to further their studies through
distance education. They receive
tutorials and access to electronic
learning material at the
Boitjhorisong Resource Centre.
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