Transformation in secondary education: A case of a technical high school in the Western Cape Province

Abstract

This study was about the provision of secondary education to learners in a rural agricultural community in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was about how the curriculum and the learning environment were made conducive to meet the learners’ educational needs. The aim was to investigate whether social transformation occurred at the school. The objective was to determine to what extent social transformation was taking place and, if there were challenges, to propose suggestions on how the learners’ educational needs could be met so that the learners would complete their secondary schooling.