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KST Kicks Off the Year with Successful Educator Retreats.

The year 2024 started on a high note for the KST with the successful hosting of two educator retreats aimed ...

KST’s District Whole School Development Model Continues to Impact Free State Education.

KST's District Whole School Development (DWSD) model, implemented in partnership with the Free State Department of Education since 2013, has ...

KST Complete AASA Essential School Infrastructure Projects

KST completed several Anglo American South Africa (AASA) projects, delivering tangible improvements to schools within the Limpopo province. These projects ...

KST Highlights Success of District Whole School Development Model at Rural Education and ICT Learning Tools Conference

On the 21st and 22nd of September 2023, KST had the privilege of presenting at the Rural Education and ICT ...

Empowering Education: KST’s Inaugural Retreats Mark New Chapter in Globeleq Partnership

KST conducted its first series of retreats, signifying the commencement of a transformative partnership with Globeleq, a leading independent power ...

De Beers Group, Free State Education Department and KST Unveil a Multi-million School in Kroonstad

De Beers Group unveiled a R27 million school in its labour sending area community of Maokeng in Kroonstad, in partnership ...

Kroonstad primary school upgrade project creates job opportunities for the community

According to the Department of Basic Education, the government needs R35 billion to provide optimally functioning schools across the country ...

KST hands over a Life Science Lab

On Friday, 14 May, our Project Manager: Curriculum, Pumeza Tena officially handed-over a Life Science Laboratory to the educators of ...

KST refutes false allegations about alleged tender corruption in their partnership with the Free State Department of Education

KST takes exception to the recent news reports that make serious and groundless allegations that it is involved in tender ...

Fezile Dabi district’s Rising Star: Introducing Thabo Nkopane

Thabo Nkopane is a 17-year-old matriculant from Kanalelo Secondary School which falls within the Fezile Dabi district where KST, in ...

KST Digital Teaching and Learning Webinar (ICT in School Curriculum)

The national lockdown put the inequality between public and private schools in the spotlight, prompting us to draw lessons on ...

ICT AND CURRICULUM IN PERI-URBAN AND RURAL SCHOOLS, ARE WE READY?

The national lockdown has demonstrated that technology is no longer a luxury but an important component of the education eco-system ...

Educational Leadership still a concern – under 40% of women occupy Principal positions in South African schools

During the month of August, in South Africa, women from all walks of life are celebrated for their strength and ...

Meet Principal Mpho Lephalo of Ntumediseng Secondary School in the Motheo District

Having 29 years’ experience as a teacher, Ms Mpho Lephalo has been a Principal for 11 years. She took the ...

Quality Teachers Make A Significant Difference In Improving Learner Achievement

[Image Caption: Dr. Vusi Chuta, Fezile Dabi District Director - Free State Department of Education] The Department of Basic Education’s ...

Community Participation Is Key In Education Development

For many decades before democracy, many South African communities were denied the opportunity to actively participate in development projects in ...

Fezile Dabi Learner Sets His Eyes on Being A Doctor

Anxiety and excitement overcame most matriculants as they anticipated their final results. The Free State Class of 2018 achieved an ...

Using Passion For Mathematics To Help Audit Small Upcoming Entrepreneurs

18-year-old Moshe Mofolo joined thousands of Grade 12 class of 2019 in celebrating their hard work and achievements in the ...

Free State Province Takes the Number One Spot Nationally for the Third Time

KST congratulates the Free State Province Grade 12 class of 2019 for their achievement for attaining 88.4% in the 2019 ...

Systemic Performance Through Effective And Suitability Instructional Leadership

KST working in partnership with the Free State Department of Education has been implementing the District Whole School Development (DWSD) ...

Primary School Learners in the Fezile Dabi District Receive Spectacles

21 September to 18 October marks Eye Care Awareness month in South Africa and the campaign aims to raise awareness ...

Infrastructure To Steer Learners Towards Industry 4.0

As South Africa gears itself up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), the purpose of education will need to ...

Women Need To Be Empowered To Lead Our Schools

As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month it provides communities an opportunity to reflect on the inequality of women in society ...

The role of school districts in supporting instructional leadership

Thought Leadership Article By Dr. V Chuta District Director Fezile Dabi District, Free State Department of Education The Fezile Dabi ...

Exam Tips For Grade 12 Learners

As Grade 12 learners sit for their mid-year Matric examinations, the period has been reconfigured to merge the February/March supplementary ...

Four Secondary Schools in the Fezile Dabi District Received Infrastructure

Four schools in Parys and Koppies within the Fezile Dabi district in the Free State province received infrastructure as part ...

Partnering For Excellence In Education

The KST partnership with the Free State Department of Education started six years ago, with the development and implementation of ...

Eight Schools in the Motheo District Receive Infrastructure

Eight schools in Thaba Nchu which falls within the Motheo district in the Free State province received infrastructure as part ...

KST infrastructure projects in Motheo district (Grade R classes)

KST is a partnership with the Free State Department of Education has been implementing the District Whole School Development (DWSD) ...

KST Congratulates the Fezile Dabi District Class Of 2018

KST congratulates the Fezile Dabi District Grade 12 Class of 2018 for their remarkable achievement in the 2018 National Senior ...

Schools in the Fezile Dabi District Receive Infrastructure

Private-public partnerships may significantly help implement key infrastructure projects in our education system. The partnership between the Free State Department ...

Exam Preparation Tips For Grade 12 Learners

With less than two week left until the 2018 National Senior Certificate Examinations that official start on 22 October 2018, ...

Fezile Dabi Learner Sets His Eyes on Being A Doctor

Anxiety and excitement overcame most matriculants as they anticipated their final results. The Free State Class of 2018 achieved an ...

Tackling Literacy at Lower Grades Lays a Firm Academic Foundation and Skills Development

Literacy and numeracy are critical rudimentary skills that lie at the heart of any education system. Learners who hone their ...

KST Spends International Mandela Day at Phirihadi Primary School

In celebrating International Nelson Mandela Day and Tata Madiba’s 100-year centenary, Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST) and Fezile Dabi district office ...
MEC Tate Makgoe and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa

Public-private partnerships are needed to realise NDP 2030 Education Goals

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, delivered her department’s Budget Vote Speech to parliament on 9 May.  The overall budget allocation ...

Public-private partnerships can help expedite the Minimum Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure

Private-public partnerships may significantly help implement key infrastructure projects in education. South Africa reacted with shock to the recent death ...

The Japanese Embassy in South Africa Invests in a Primary School in Botshabelo, Free State

The overcrowding of classrooms in South Africa’s public schools creates a disadvantage for both teaching and learning. For educators it ...

Free State learner defies the odds through KST interventions to study Astrophysics

The pressure of moving on to the next phase of young adulthood often leads to anxiety and stress for most ...

Kagiso Shanduka Trust encouraged by sustained academic performance in the Free State

The partnership between Kagiso Shanduka Trust (KST) and the Department of Education in the Free State has begun to show ...