15 January 2020 1 Min Read
IN PICTURES | Tears and laughter: social media abuzz as bundles of joy take on first day of 'big school'
- A pupil who appeared to be overwhelmed on day one of school at St Mary’s Primary School in Gardens, Cape Town.
- Some pupils were all smiles, while others cried when welcomed on their first day of school at St Mary’s Primary School in Cape Town.
- Mothers, from left, Nothemba Jibilikile-Magadana, Nomfanelo Cetyiwe and Tabitha Cetyiwe take pictures of their daughters on their first day at St Mary’s Primary School in Gardens, Cape Town, on January 15 2019.
- Six-year-old Bukho Gadeni started his day with a prayer when education MEC Debbie Schäfer visited St Mary’s Primary School in Gardens, Cape Town.
- Parents seeing their children off on their first day of the academic year on January 15 2020.
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The first day of the academic year is always eventful, sometimes overwhelming, for pupils and their caregivers.
Some parents took to social media to share pictures and videos of their children's first day in "big school".
“Bundle of joy” was trending at number two on Twitter on Wednesday with South Africans sharing anecdotes of how the first day was going. Parents and guardians noted, in jest, that they were glad the children were going back to school as they could be a handful during the holidays.
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Another commentator pointed out the inequalities that still exist in the education system, saying there were still pupils living in rural SA who had to overcome numerous challenges including walking a long way and crossing rivers.