On 3 March 2011 National Government, represented by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, placed the Eastern Cape Education Department under administration following a string of reports pointing to inefficiency and maladministration in the department over the past weeks.
Just ONE of the small problems that Motshekga will face is these 435 reasons.
Principal positions in the Eastern Cape are graded according to Salary Levels 7 to 12, from a minimum annual salary of R141 408.00 to a maximum annual salary of R542 271.00. Many school governing bodies ‘sweeten the pot’ with accommodation, transport and other perks in order to maximise the calibre of principal that they attract.
In October 2010 there were 435 (FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE) vacant school principal posts in the Eastern Cape:
- Salary Level 7: R141 408 – R382 800 annual salary range had 6 vacant posts
- Salary Level 8: R177 771 – R382 800 annual salary range had 58 vacant posts
- Salary Level 9: R211 671 – R444 420 annual salary range had 224 vacant posts
- Salary Level 10: R253 188 – R510 840 annual salary range had 112 vacant posts
- Salary Level 11: R292 620 – R526 311 annual salary range had 34 vacant posts
- Salary Level 12: R360 612 – R542 271 annual salary range had 1 vacant post.
And before Brain Wayward and pals accuse one of Port Elizabeth’s Top Elite Posh Snooty schools of being THE school to attract a Top Elite Posh Snooty Salary Level 12 Principal, let me disavow you of that thought. The sole Salary Level 12 principal post school on the list is Hillbrow Senior Secondary School in Lusikisiki.
Local girls high school, Collegiate, (still without a principal) only qualifies for a Salary Level 11 Principal alongside 6 other PE Schools.
Think about it, if our beleaguered East Cape Education Department couldn’t even manage to appoint principals the number of vacant teacher posts must be even more frightening.
AND, surely the non appointment of principals does represent a considerable saving in employee costs, so what happened to those ‘savings’?
These Eastern Cape Schools Districts had/have Vacant Principal Posts:
Port Elizabeth:
- BEN SINUKA PRIMARY
- COLLEGIATE GIRLS HIGH
- ELUKHOLWENI PRIMARY
- GREENVILLE PRIMARY
- HILLSIDE SECONDARY
- JOHN MASIZA PRIMARY
- KWANOXOLO PRIMARY
- LINKSIDE HIGH
- LUNGISA SECONDARY
- MASIBAMBANE SECONDARY
- NKUTHALO PRIMARY
- SANCTOR PRIMARY
- STRELITZIA PRIMARY
- VAN STADENS FARM
- VUKANI BANTU PRIMARY
- WEST END PRIMARY
- ZUNEY
Uitenhage:
- ILINGE PRIMARY
- J.N. TULWANA JP
- JEFFREYS BAY PRIM
- JOHN WALTON SS
- KLEINPLAAS PRIM
- MCLACHLAN HIGH
- SPITZBAK PRIMARY
- ST JOSEPH’s PRIM
Cradock:
- E.MACEMBE JUNIOR PRIMARY
- GLEN STUART PRIMARY
- MBEKWENI HIGH
- MICHAUSDAL PRIMARY
- MORTIMER METHODIST PRIMARY
- NONZWAKAZI JUNIOR PRIMARY
- RAYMOND MHLABA SECONDARY
- ROSMEAD DRC PRIMARY
- SOLOMON AKENA PRIMARY
Mount Frere:
- DANGWANA JSS
- DUMISA SPS
- GUBUZI JSS
- JOJO SSS
- LUTATENI JSS
- MAHAMANE JSS
- MAJUBA JSS
- MOUNT FRERE SSS
- MT WHITE SSS
- NTLAVINI JSS
- SIGIDINI JSS
- SIMEKWENI JSS
- SIQHINGENI JSS
- SIRHUDLWINI JSS
- ST AGNES SPS
- ST MARKS JSS
- ZAKHELE JSS
- ZIBOKWANA SSS
Queenstown:
- COVERSIDE PS
- ENQOBOKENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
- ENYANISWENI JSS
- FUNDA SSS
- GIDEON MWANDA
- LINGELIHLE SSS
- MANZEZULU SSS
- MZAMOMHLE SSS
- NGUBENGCUKA SSS
- NONESI PP SCH
- PHILGET MZAZI JSS
- QUEENS COLLEGE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
- QUEENSTOWN GIRLS HIGH
- SAKUMLANDELA JSS
- SOPHAKAMA
- THEMBELIHLE PP SCHOOL
- UPPER ZANGQOKWE
Qumbu:
- BEKAMEVA S.P.S
- DALUKHANYO J.S.S
- DILIZINTABA S.S.S
- GCISA S.S.S
- GOMENI J.S.S
- JOUBERT LUDIDI S.S.S
- LANGELIHLE J.S.S
- LOWER CULUNCA J.S.S
- MBOZWANA S.P.S
- MDENI J.S.S
- MQOBISO J.S.S
- MVUMELWANO J.S.S
- NDLELANTLE S .P.S
- NTABASIGOGO J.S.S
- NYANGO J.S.S
- QUMBU VILLAGE J.S.S
- SAMARIA J.S.S
- SHAWBURY S.S.S
- ST CUTHBERTS S.S.S.
- TINA FALLS J.S.S
- ZAMUKULUNGISA S.P.S
- ZWELAKHE
Butterworth:
- BUSILA JSS
- CALEY JSS
- DYANTYI JSS
- HOKISI SPS
- KEDAMA SPS
- KOBONQABA MOUTH JSS
- LAMBATA JSS
- LANGALETHU JSS
- LUKHANYO JSS
- LUZIPO JSS
- MABOBOTI SSS
- MACIBE JSS
- MAGALAKANQA JSS
- MIRRLEES JSS
- MNTLA JSS
- MRWAQA JSS
- MZINJANE SPS
- NKQUBELA SPS
- NONCEDO SPS
- QINA JSS
- S.W. MBANGA JSS
- SOMANA SPS
- UPPER TOBOTSHANA SPS
- VUYOLWETHU JPS
- XAXASHIMBA JSS
- ZAZINI SPS
East London:
- BERLIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
- BULUMKO SPS
- CLARENDON PRIMARY SCHOOL
- COLLEGE STREET
- ENCOTSHENI SP
- FORT WARWICK FARM
- INYATHI PS
- JOHN BISSEKER SECONDARY SCHOOL
- JOJWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
- KHAYALETHU P.S
- LANGELITSHA SP
- LONDOLOZANI JP
- LUKHANYO PRIMARY SCHOOL
- NOKULUNGA J P
- PEFFERVILLE PRIMARY
- PHAMBILI J.PS
- PHILEMON NGCELWNE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
- PRESIDENT PS
- QAQAMBA SS
- SAMKELE PUBLIC SCHOOL
- SANDISIWE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
- SINIKIWE HIGH SCHOOL
- SONWABO JPS
- VULAMAZIBUKO HIGH SCHOOL
Mount Fletcher:
- CAMBALALA SPS
- DENGWANA JSS
- HLANGANISA JSS
- JOELSHOEK FARM
- KETEKETE JSS
- MAGEDLA JSS
- MAHANYANENG JSS
- MONTGOMERY FARM
- MSOBOMVU SPS
- NKAHLULO SPS
- NXAXA GORGE JSS
- RAMAFOLE SSS
- RETREAT FARM
- SOMERVILLE JSS
- UMTHAWELANGA SSS
Dutywa:
- BAFAZI JSS
- BEECHAMWOOD JS
- BOLOTWA J.S.S
- COLOSA JSS
- DALUKHANYO JP
- ENOCH MAMBA SS
- LUKOZANA SS
- MAMPONDWENI SP
- MATHUMBU SS
- MBANGA JS
- MELIBUWA SPS
- MILLER JS
- MPUME JSS
- MTHETHO SP
- MTHOKWANE JSS
- MTOMBOTI JS
- MWEZENI SP
- NDABANKULU JS
- NGQATYANA JS
- NGUBENYATI JSS
- NKANGA JSS
- NOBANGILE SS
- NO-OFISI SPS
- NTABEZULU SPS
- NTSHINGENI J.S.S
- NTSHINGENI JP
- NYANGILIZWE JS
- SIRUNU JSS
- SIYIBANE SP
- SIZINI JS
- UPPER NYWARA JSS
- VULINDABA JS
- XOLILIZWE SSS
- ZIKO-LOKOTA JS
- ZWELAKHE JPS
- ZWELIDUMILE SS
- ZWELILUNGILE JSS
- ZWELINZIMA SP
Fort Beaufort:
- ADELAIDE PRIMERE
- ALICE PRIMARY
- DALUBUHLE
- ENKWENKWEZINI
- ISIBANE JP
- KNOX L/HP
- MACFARIAN PRIMARY
- MACHIBINI L/HP
- MASIVUYISWE
- MBOVANE L/HP
- MXUMBU PRIMARY
- MZAMOMHLE PRIMARY
- NJWAXA L/HP
- NONTUTHUZELO JP
- NONYAMEKO
- NONYANISO JS
- NTLANGANWENI
- QIBIRA L/HP
- SAKI L/HP
- SIVUYISIWE L/HP
- THUBALETHU HIGH SCHOOL
- VUKANI
Libode:
- BHEKIZULU SSS
- BIZANA JSS
- CAGUBA JSS
- DALIBUNGA CHS
- DALUKULUNGA
- DELITYALA SPS
- DUMILE SPS
- GOBIZIZWE SPS
- GOQWANA JSS
- JONGIMPUMA JPS
- KANGISA JSS
- KANGISA JSS
- LINDUBUHLE JSS
- LOWER NTLAZA JPS
- LUTUBENI JSS
- MAGCAKINI JSS
- MAGOMBENI SPS
- MAKAZIWE JSS
- MALAHLE JSS
- MATANZIMA JSS
- MATANZIMA JSS
- MAVUBEZA JSS
- MAXAKA JSS
- MAXAKA JSS
- MKANZINI JSS
- MKUNDLU JSS
- MPIMBO JSS
- MQOKOLWENI SPS
- NDWALANE SPS
- NGUBEZULU SSS
- NJIVENI JSS
- NKANGA JSS
- NKONKONI SPS
- NOHOKOZA JSS
- NOMADOLO JSS
- NOTSOLO SPS
- NTAPANE JSS
- RAINY JSS
- ROMAN CATHOLIC JSS
- SOBABA SSS
- SOMPA JSS
- SONATA JSS
- XEZI JSS
- ZELE JSS
- ZITHOBILE JSS
Mbizana:
- DIAMOND J.S.S
- KANYAYO J.S.S
- LOWER MKOMANE J.P.S
- MAQONGWANA J.S.S
- MDELWA J.S.S
- MGWEDE J.S.S
- NTOLA J.S.S.
- NTUKAYI S.S.S
- QOBO J.S.S
- TOKOZANI S.P.S
- ZAMILIZWE S.P.S
Ngcobo:
- LINGELETHU JSS
- MASILINGANE SSS
- MBODLANA JSS
- MSINGATI SPS
- NGUBESIZWE PJS
- SITEBE PJS
- SIVIWE SPS
Sterkspruit:
- CEBOLETHU HIGH SCHOOL
- DIPHANA SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
- HERSCHEL VILLAGE JSS
- HILLSIDE JSS
- KWA GCINA
- LADY GREY ARTS ACADEMY
- MAGWIJI JS SCHOOL
- MONWABISI SP SCHOOL
- MPOKI SPS
- NDOFELA JS SCHOOL
- NOMLENGANA SPS
- QHOBOSHANE JSS
- STERKSPRUIT SS SCHOOL
- THEMBALETHU JS SCHOOL
- TRANSWILGER PRIMARY SCHOOL
- UNTLAKOHLAZA FARM SCHOOL
- VULAMAZIBUKO P SCHOOL
- VUSISIZWE SP SCHOOL
- WAAIKRAAL FARM SCHOOL
- WALAZA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
King William’s Town:
- BINGQALA P.S
- BROWNLEE L/HPS
- DALE COLLEGE BOYS PRIMARY
- DANINGE L/HP
- FEZEKA L/H.P/S
- FORT MURRAY PRIMARY SCHOOL
- FUNDISA SPECIAL SCHOOL
- IMIDUSHANE SSS
- LINGANI S.S.S
- MACABANGWANA L/HPS
- MASIMANYANE S.S.S
- MHLANGANISO L/HPS
- NOBUMBA P.S
- NOMFUNEKO J.P
- NOMVUZO JS SCHOOL
- NONCEBA S.S.S
- NONTO J.P.S
- NTAMBANANI JUNIOR SEC.SCH.
- NTYATYAMBO L/H.P .S
- NYANISO J.P
- QAQAWULI GODOLOZI L.P/S
- SAKHISIZWE PS
- SINETHEMBA PUBLIC SCHOOL
- SIZINGISILE SSS
- ULANA S.S.S
- WESTBANK P.S
- ZALARHA L.H.P.S
- ZANETHEMBA L.H.P.S
- ZUKHANYE SSS
Grahamstown:
- NTSIKA HIGH
- MTYOBO P.P
- SHAW PARK COMBINED
Graaf Reinet:
- COOKHOUSE PRIMARY
- DE HOOP DRC PRIMARY
- LINGCOLM PRIMARY
Lady Frere:
- BOMENI JS
- DUM-DUM SP
- INDWE METHOD SPS
- JULIUS MBALO JSS
- MAQHUBELA JSS
- MCWANGELE JSS
- PHAKAMANI SSS
- QHUQHWARU JSS
- REBEL`SKLOF JSS
- SIYAKONWABA JSS
- ST AUGUSTINES JS
- THEMBELIHLE SP
- UITKYK
- VUYANI SPS
Cofimvaba:
- BAZINDLOVU J.S.S.
- GCIBALA J.S.S
- GUSI S.P.S.
- INTLANGANO S.P.S.
- JONGULWANDLE S.P.S.
- LUQOLO J.S.S.
- MAZIBUKO S.S.S.
- MBUDLU J.S.S.
- MGWENYANE J.S.S.
- NABILEYO S.P.S.
- NKULULEKO J.S.S.
- NOMADAMBE J.S.S
- NOWISILE JSS
- NTLONZE J.S.S.
- NTSIKELELO J.P.S.
- NYONGWANE S.P.S.
- THOBILE DYANTYI J.S.S.
- UPPER MTINGWEVU
- VUKANI J.P.S
Lusisiki:
- BUCKLEY FINIZA JSS
- BUHLAMBO JSS
- BULUMKO JPS
- BUNTSHENTSHE JSS
- BUSHULA JSS
- DAMBA JSS
- DILIZA JSS
- ESIGUBUDWINI
- GINYINDLOVU SPS
- GWEBINDLALA S.S.S
- GXWALENI JSS
- HERTZOGVILLE JSS
- HILLBROW SSS
- HLANKOMO JSS
- HLAWHLWAZI JSS
- KWAMATHAMBO SPS
- KWANOMPUMELELO JSS
- LOWER MZENGE
- LUFAFA S.P.S$
- LUFAFA SPS
- LUNDZWANA JSS
- MKONQO JSS
- MPINDWENI JSS
- MPUMAZE J.S.S
- MSUKENI S.P.S.
- NGQWASHU JSS
- NOMZAMO JSS
- NTSHAMANZI S.P.S
- PHAMBILI SSS
- THEMBALETHU SPS
- VELLEM JSS
- ZAMOKUHLE JSS
- ZWELITSHA S.S.S.
Maluti:
- BUBESI JSS
- CAIPHUS KHOAPHA JSS
- GUDLINTABA JPS
- LERATO JSS
- LUHLEKWENI JSS
- MATSHEMULA SPS
- MPOFINI JSS
- MRWABO JSS
- NCANYWA JPS
- R V MANTSHULE JSS
- SIPEPETO JSS
- ST MARGARET SSS
- TSWELOPELE JPS
Mthatha:
- AMAMBALU JSS
- CABA JSS
- DUKATOLE JSS
- GASA JSS
- GOBIDOLO SPS
- GWEBINKUNDLA JSS
- KWAIMAN JSS
- LUTUBENI JSS
- MANZOLWANDLE SANDILE SSS
- MAQANYENI JSS
- MBOZWANA JSS
- MDENI SPS
- MNCWASA JSS
- MPAKO JSS
- NGANGELIZWE SSS
- NGQUQA JSS
- NQENCU JSS
- NTSHABENI JSS
- SINOLWAZI SSS
- VELALANGA SPS
- VULINDLELA SPS
- WATERFALL PARK SPS
It makes me want to weep!
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