[Bus Tech] Learners have all headed back to school in January, to begin the new academic year and to continue their educational journeys.
It’s an exciting and nerve-wracking time for many parents and learners, says Louise Schoonwinkel, GM of Impaq, a subsidiary of FutureLearn Group. But for some, it’s an even more strenuous period as many may not yet have a place in a school.
This is a reality that affects thousands of children owing to the significant demand on our country’s schooling system.
As an example, at the beginning of this month, Gauteng education officials said they had 24,000 learners that still needed to be placed in a school.
The Gauteng Education Department further said it had managed to place around 11,000 of these 24,000 learners in various public schools across the province, but that it was still working around the clock to ensure that the outstanding 13,000 learners would have a school to go to by the end of this month.
The department’s commitment to place all these children in schools is commendable. However, there are alternative education models in South Africa that can help alleviate high demand on our schooling system, thereby helping government focus more on providing education for all. 
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