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A new bird’s eye view will help Western Cape Education Officials plan even more effectively

Minister Grant and Superintendent-General of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED), Ms Vinjevold, announced the launch of the new GIS (Geographic Information System) that has been integrated into the Province’s CEMIS (Centralised Educational Management System) database and that now provides a visual, global snapshot of, for instance, overcrowding and underutilisation of schools and that will therefore facilitate infrastructure planning for education in the province.

Left to right: Education Minister Donald Gant, Penny Vinjevold, Head of Education, Gerrit Coetzee, Infrastructure Planning, who helped develop the system, Archie Lewis, Chief Director for Physical Resources   

Minister Grant demonstrates how useful the system is to obtain a clearer, graphic picture for instance of which schools service a town (in this case, Citrusdal) or community.

Part of the press contingent at the demonstration. 

For a full report of the project that includes a list of new and replacement schools built as part of the Provincial Infrastructure play please click here.

Information: Bronagh Casey (Spokesperson for Minister Donald Grant) and Paddy Attwell (Director for Communication with the WCED)