The Gauteng department of education has dismissed claims that it has reduced funding to Quintile 5 schools by 64, calling the allegations false and misleading.
Quintile 5 schools are fee-paying schools that receive the lowest government funding per pupil because they are expected to be self-funded through school fees.
The department said no such budget cut had been implemented, explaining that an interim funding realignment was under way due to budget reductions imposed by the Treasury that had affected all provinces.
