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Congratulations to our provincial National Teaching Awards winners!

On Friday, 9 September, the provincial winners of the 2022 National Teaching Awards were announced. The 2022 provincial winners are...

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FP Reading Conference a great success!

The Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) Foundation Phase Curriculum team hosted its maiden Reading Conference on Saturday 13 August...

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Jan Krielskool’s “Proudly Me” message to learners

Jan Kriel School is a special school that accommodates learners with barriers to learning from Grade R to Grade 12. The school’s vision is “We develop potential: Where learners with barriers to learning are empowered for the future.”.

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WCED to host the 3rd Provincial Skills Competition

On Saturday, 17 September 2022 the WCED will be hosting the 3rd Skills Competition at Bellville Technical High School. The competition is...

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All systems go for the Class of 2022!

We are just over four weeks away from the 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, and it’s all systems go across our province to make...

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Maritime learners qualify as Day Skippers

Nine maritime learners - three females and six males - from the Lawhill Maritime Centre at Simon’s Town School have become the school’s first learners to qualify as SAMSA-accredited E-Class Day Skippers.

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National Science Week celebrations at Bishop Lavis High School

The University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Human Science Research Council (HSRC), hosted an outreach programme at Bishop Lavis...

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YeBo for T2P!

The Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) Transform to Perform (T2P) team bellowed a resounding “YeBo!” when asked to participate in the latest leg of the YearBeyond (YeBo) Youth Programme.

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Red card for Gender based violence

The programme included a 5-a-side soccer tournament followed by various sporting and recreation events and demonstrations by athletes and...

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Young scientists shine at regional expos

More than 500 budding scientists in the Western Cape displayed their science and innovation research projects at regional finals of the...

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