The John Taolo Gaetsewe District had 64 631 learners taught by 2 116 educators in 206 schools in 2010. The district had the highest number of schools in the Province. Disruptions in the form of service delivery protests started in May 2012 in the District. The most affected in the district was Kuruman, which was the seat of authority of the district and Olifantshoek. While demanding that the 100km road linking their villages to the N14 highway be tarred, and that the mayor of Gamagara local municipality resign; the protesters kept learners away from school to intensify their cause. In the process the following unfolded: . Residents turned violent; . A community library and a school were burnt down; . 16 000 pupils and 400 educators were forced out of school in approximately 60 schools around Kuruman; . Being the worst performing district in the province, the 2013 Grade 12 learners would not have been well prepared for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations and may perform poorly; . Two primary and one high school in Olifantshoek, with a total number of 2 583 learners did not write the June examinations; . Grade 3, 6 and 9 learners could not write the Annual National Assessments (ANA); . The Department had set up study camps for Grade 12 learners although some learners did not attend the camp for fear of reprisals on their homes and families; and . Several attempts to restore stability in the area were met with resistance from the residents. The above situation had the potential of raising further consequences in the future where: . There could be overcrowding in classes such as Grade R where the intake of new entrants would find a large number of retained learners; . The 2013 Grade 12 class may have no learners who progressed from Grade 11, or may have fewer learners or may experience high failure rate due to the potential ill-preparedness of the current Grade 11 class;