PARTS of classroom walls at Sekampaneng Primary School in Temba, Hammanskraal, have collapsed, disrupting teaching and learning.
Now parents want the education department to fix this mess as soon as possible.
They said the whole school must not operate until the matter was sorted as their kids were not safe.
The school, that was built by the community, is old and dilapidated and was built in a waterlogged area, resulting in the collapse of some classrooms.
It reportedly has more than 2 400 pupils, and the classrooms are severely overcrowded.
Parent and school governing body member Samuel Masilela said on 24 January, the walls of the grade 7 class collapsed due to water. "Most classes were sinking, showing that the school will eventually fall.
"We were promised a new school five years ago, and we fear for our kids because the whole building might fall on them," he said.
Another parent, Alfred Gumede, said they would close the school permanently unless the department did something.
DA Gauteng shadow MEC for education Khume Ramulifho called on MEC Panyaza Lesufi to provide the school with temporary mobile classrooms.
He said soil testing needed to be conducted to ensure that mobile classes were in an area that was not saturated with water.
"It's the responsibility of the department to eradicate all ageing infrastructure and ensure that our schools have adequate classrooms, learning materials and equipment."
Gauteng education spokesman Steve Mabona said the department was aware and concerned about the infrastructure.
"We will send a team of structural engineers to conduct assessment.
"A report and associated bills of quantities will be provided for implementation. We will deliver mobile units in due course while working on fixing the school," he said.
