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Petition addressed to: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Please sign this petition as stakeholders in the Elandsriver Valley to support our local community school from closure.
Reason
Once again, the Department of Education wants to close our community school, Rose Cottage Primary School. The Department wants to integrate them with a school in Patensie and send the children daily by bus to Patensie. Due to bad road conditions after the floods and no maintenance on the road, this not a viable option and is unsafe for the children. Our children need to stay here, with their parents and not to be forced to go to school in town and stay with friends or family. By signing this petition, we have better grounds to keep our school open.
Thank you so much for your support, Rose Cottage Primary School, Uitenhage
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Petition details
Petition started:
11/09/2026
Collection ends:
05/08/2027
Region:
Eastern Cape
Topic:
Education
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The Rose Cottage school is integral to the education of children in the rural Elandsriver Valley. I grew up in the Valley and several of my friends went to the Rose Cottage school and went on to complete their education at high schools and tertiary institutes proving that it is a crucial foundation for children within the community. The roads are in a dismal state and sending children to school in Patensie will certainly limit their school attendance or, in all likelihood, prevent them from attending school entirely.
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Keep the school open please