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Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired officially opens Radio Academy

Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired in Worcester officially opened their radio academy at the end of February 2023. The Quinten Pendle...

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Twins excited to receive assistive devices

Twin sisters diagnosed with Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder that affects vision, were recipients of portable electronic...

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Pinelands learners to take part in International Festival of Engineering Science and Technology

Joseph Gibbon and Matthew Redfern, Grade 12 learners at Pinelands High School, earned gold medals at the prestigious International Festival...

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Athwood Attains an Annual Anthem Award from America!

Athwood Primary School in Hanover Park, in collaboration with USA based organisation the David Z Foundation, recently succeeded in producing...

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National School Nutrition Programme garden competition

Western Cape schools with flourishing gardens recently reaped the fruits of their labour in the form of awards.

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Schools take part in Mini Netball World Cup

Excitement is mounting for the Netball World Cup in Cape Town later this year and school teams are getting into the spirit by taking part in Mini Netball World Cup events across the province.

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Six schools win R25 000 each for library resources!

Last Thursday, Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape, announced the winners of our 2022 school library competition:...

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Six schools have won R25 000 each in the ‘Letter to my library’ competition!

We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2022 school library competition: “Letter to my Library”! The competition was held in...

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School admissions and infrastructure update

As of 17h30 on Thursday, 16 March 2023, we have received applications for 40 694 learners for the 2024 school year. With parents applying...

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2022 Systemic test results show interventions are working

We published the 2021 systemic test results last year, which revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic caused devastating learning losses, which...

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