'We are 52 students in one container'
7 March 2018
Cape Town - More than 150 learners from Philippi High School marched to Parliament on Tuesday to voice their concerns over conditions at their school and a shortage of teachers.
"We are 52 students in one container [classroom]. The situation is making it difficult for us to learn," said Grade 10 student Thembaka Silarwa, according to a GroundUp report.
"We want to learn but we want to learn in an environment that is good. Those containers are hot when it’s hot and they can be very cold in winter," she said.
"When we have to write exams we write outside, and they have to hire a hall for matric students."