The Star reports that according to Gauteng department of education spokesperson Steve Mabona, The Ayanda Junior Academy has no licence as its registration application was declined in April last year.
“The process of registration takes 90 days when the application is compliant and because this school did not comply, they received a letter declining their application on April 13, 2018,” Mabona told the publication.
The school has been operating for over a year and has close to 250 students in grades R to 2, who pay between R1,450 and R1,750 in fees per month.
The owner of the school, Margery Tyobo, told the publication that her school’s application was declined because their occupation certificate had not been approved by the time they applied.
“They wanted an occupational certificate to say the place is safe,” she said before adding that she had lodged her application long before construction on her school had begun.
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