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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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Nehawu prevents parents and staff members from accessing WCED services

It is absolutely unacceptable that some striking Nehawu workers invaded the walk-in Client Service Centre at the Western Cape Education...

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Don’t wait! 2024 school admissions process has begun

Applications for school admissions in the 2024 school year opened this morning at 00h01. As of 10h30 this morning, we had already received...

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Don’t wait! Get your 2024 school admission documents ready today!

On Monday, 13 March 2023, the 2024 school admission process begins! We understand that the admissions process can be a stressful time of...

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Late applications continue to be submitted 6 weeks into the school year

The Western Cape Education Department has been hard at work since before schools reopened to complete infrastructure for new learners in...

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Court hammers Codeta’s illegal blockade of learner transport

The Western Cape High Court today granted a final interdict against the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta), preventing them...

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