Social Issues Affecting Schools

This is one the lead strategies for the development of the Western Cape.

This document sets out what educators should do if they suspect that a learner is being abused.

This site contains information about the government initiative to promote equal access to education for girls and increased awareness of issues affecting female learners, such as sexual abuse.

All schools and other educational institutions should implement universal precautions to prevent transmission of HIV and other blood-borne diseases. A full list of the precautions that should be taken is given in the document Universal Precautions for preventing disease transmission in schools.   A fully equipped first-aid kit should be available wherever contact play or contact sport takes place. All schools have been supplied with first-aid kits by the WCED.

The WCED has established a Safe Schools Call Centre as part of the Safe Schools Programme. Educators, learners and parents can call the toll-free number to report violence, abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, vandalism and/or complaints regarding corruption in schools. The Call Centre also provides information on:

This website contains information on the services offered by school clinics in Worcester and Swellendam, including psychologists, social workers and school doctors.