SAHRC warns Gauteng school delays breach Constitutional rights

THE South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has sounded the alarm over persistent delays in school placements in Gauteng, warning that the failure to admit learners on time poses a direct threat to the constitutional right to basic education.

- XOLILE MTEMBU [e-mail]

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission said it had been monitoring school admissions programmes and had identified a systemic problem of learners not being placed or being placed late.

"This amounts to a direct threat to the constitutional right of every child to basic education," the SAHRC said.

The Commission said it had received numerous complaints from parents and guardians, particularly in Gauteng, regarding learners who remain unplaced despite being eligible for admission.