Following the publication of Daily Maverick’s series of articles on UCT Online High School, the school issued a statement in response, calling our reporting ‘misleading, wrong in parts, and irresponsible’. Daily Maverick was contacted by several parents who said the school’s response was ‘arrog.
UCT Online High School opened its virtual doors in January 2022, promising to be a game-changer for basic education in South Africa and capitalising on our desire to make education more inclusive. Today, the bubble of praise and excitement has somewhat deflated, with parents and teachers raisin.