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Western Cape schools to teach maths in isiXhosa from next year

Nearly 3,500 teachers trained in Bala Wande programme

Thousands of teachers in the Western Cape have been trained to teach arithmetic in isiXhosa. Photo: Sindisiwe Tshona
Next year, thousands of grade 1 learners across the Western Cape will be taught arithmetic in isiXhosa.
Nearly 3,500 grade 1 and grade 2 teachers were trained in September and October to teach numeracy in children’s home languages. This is part of the Bala Wande programme, set up by Funda Wande in partnership with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
Of the 3,467 teachers trained, 3,242 teach grade 1 and 225 teach grade 2.
The grade 1 programme was piloted in schools in 2026, reaching about 8,000 learners, said WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond.
Next year, Bala Wande would be used in all…

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