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4 August 2003

News Editors

MEDIA INVITATION

Five Schools to benefit Old Mutual R100 000.00 Maths and Science Sponsorship 

Five schools with most improved results, without specialised facilities in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education will each receive R20 000.00 from the Minister of Education and Culture, Mr Narend Singh. The Old Mutual R100 000.00 sponsorship is an incentive for under performing schools to make a difference in the Maths and Science fields in the 2003 Senior Certificate Examination, said Provincial General Manager of Old Mutual, Mr DT Ngwenya.

Minister Singh’s first stop over will be tomorrow, at Mpophomeni High School in the Pietermaritzburg Region, Tuesday, 5 August 2003 at 09H00. Board Members of Old Mutual and Senior Officials of the Department will accompany the Minister. The School recorded a pass rate of 96.4 percent in the 2002 Senior Certificate Examination, [SCE], a major improvement from 47% in the 2000 examination. This year the school aims for a 100 percent pass in the 2003 SCE.

Details of Minister’s visit to the remaining four schools will be communicated as soon as the dates and times are confirmed. The four other schools that will benefit from the Old Mutual Maths and Science Sponsorships are Mathunjwa High School in the former Vryheid Region, Esizibeni Secondary School in the former Durban South Region, Qophindlela High School, in the former Ladysmith Region and Ngono High School, in the former Ulundi Region.

Mandla Msibi
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