DATE: 16 OCTOBER 2003
VENUE: QUEENSBURGH CIVIC HALL

 

ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION : SCHOLAR PATROL PROVINCIAL FINALS

SCHOLAR PATROL: HELPING TO KEEP LEARNERS SAFE

There are 115 schools in KwaZulu-Natal that operate scholar patrols. Scholar patrols throughout South Africa protects approximately 2 million children a day. The project has been operating since 1947.

The aim of Scholar Patrol is:

  • to create awareness of the need of scholar protection amongst learners, educators, communities and schools.
  • to assist pedestrians in crossing the road to and from school.
  • to create responsibility and leadership skills amongst learners in the community.

The competition was implemented not only as an incentive to schools operating scholar patrol, but also to ascertain training needs.

20 primary and 6 High schools representing the 4 regions will compete on the 16 October 2003. Finalists in the primary and high school category will compete in practical and theory evaluation.

The Department of Education has adopted all road safety programmes which are non-formal and extra curricular, scholar patrol been one of them under the Youth Programme which falls under Cultural Services.

LIST OF SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING ON 16 OCTOBER 2003

EMPANGENI REGION

GRANTHAM PARK PRIMARY - EMPANGENI
BRACKENHAM PRIMARY - RICHARDS BAY
VELDENVLEI PRIMARY - RICHARDS BAY

LADYSMITH REGION

PANORAMA HIGH SCHOOL - NEWCASTLE
DANNHAUSER HIGH SCHOOL  - DANNHAUSER
AMAJUBA HIGH SCHOOL - NEWCASTLE
CHELMSFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL - NEWCASTLE
AMAJUBA PRIMARY SCHOOL - NEWCASTLE
DANNHAUSER PRIMARY  - DANNHAUSER
INDONI PRIMARY - OZISWENI

PIETERMARITZBURG REGION

FORDERVILLE PRIMARY  - ESTCOURT
SAKHILE PRIMARY - ESTCOURT
DRAKENSVIEW PRIMARY - ESTCOURT

DURBAN REGION

EVERSET HEIGHTS PRIMARY - VERULAM
PALMCROFT PRIMARY  - PHOENIX
PAUL SYKES PRIMARY - NEWLANDS
SAVANNAH PRIMARY - SHALLCROSS
DURBAN EAST PRIMARY - AUSTERVILLE
OVERPORT SRS PRIMARY - OVERPORT
PARKSIDE PRIMARY - MALVERN
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - MAYVILLE
NAIDOO MEMORIAL PRIMARY - UMKOMAAS
NORTHDENE PRIMARY - NORTHDENE
SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL - SHALLCROSS
INTAKEMAZOLO HIGH SCHOOL - MPUMALANGA
NKOSENYE HIGHS SCHOOL - PINETOWN

 

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