Two learners drown during quiz

Two pupils from the Wodehouse Junior Secondary in the Eastern Cape, who were participating in a quiz, have drowned.

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East London - Two pupils from the Wodehouse Junior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape, who were participating in a quiz in East London have drowned, the provincial education department said on Monday.

“It is with great sadness that today [Monday]…the Eastern Cape Education department woke up to the miserable news of the passing on of two Cofimvaba Education district learners who drowned last [Sunday] night while attending the 8th provincial Economic and Management Science Quiz (EMS) competition held in East London,” the department said.

“The two pupils, a boy and a girl, were part of a three membered Grade 9 team from this district that was attending EMS.

A third learner who was also part of this team has been admitted at Frere Hospital for further medical tests as she survived the ordeal.”

The department said the pupils’ parents were informed on Monday. Teachers and subject advisors, who accompanied the learners to the quiz, have been provided with counselling.

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