Parents and guardians in the Western Cape started receiving the outcomes of their children’s on-time applications for Grade R, 1, and 8 for the 2027 academic year. Once placement offers are made available to parents, they are urged to confirm their preferred school by 15 June 2026. This is to help free up space for other learners. […]
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The Western Cape Education Department has closed selected schools in the Cape Winelands and Eden, and Central Karoo regions due to heavy wind and rainfall that have decimated the Cape region. Also see: 250 000 foreign pupils in SA schools – minister tells Parliament In the interests of learner and teacher safety, and after extensive […]
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The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has been instructed to create a detailed management plan within six months, following a court ruling that its admissions policy contravenes the Constitution. Western Cape High Court Judge Babalwa Pearl Mantame ruled down this judgment. Judge Mantame stated, “It is declared that Clause 13 of the WCED Admission Policy, […]
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