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Heideveld Secondary’s boys U15 basketball team in winning form

Heideveld Secondary School’s boys u15 team won silver at the St John's College Basketball tournament in Johannesburg. The 2020 edition of...

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New Philippi high school features high level security

The Department of Transport and Public Works builds and upgrades schools for the Western Cape Education Department. One of the recently...

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GM seamlessly integrated into school’s curriculum delivery

Goodwood Park Primary, a school that has integrated values into their daily teaching experience since 2011, was so inspired by the Director...

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Win library books for your school

In celebration of SALW 2020, the WCED’s Education Library and Information Services (EDULIS), in partnership with NB Publishers, offers an...

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Number of online applications for 2021 school admission exceeds expectations

Despite a challenging start to the online admissions process, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has already exceeded the expected...

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Javelin sensation sets new record

Bellville High School’s javelin star, Kayla Reyneke, walked away with two top trophies and a special prize for her outstanding performance at the MTBS interschools athletics competition on 15 February 2020.

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Celebrating Excellence in Language and Mathematics

This week the WCED celebrated the achievements of our Province’s schools who produced excellent results and improvements in our Grade 3, 6...

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Experienced teacher makes ‘history come alive’

Deserie Rossouw retired in 2018 after a 42-year teaching career. She is currently standing in for a teacher on maternity leave. Visitors to...

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Paarl Career Exhibition

The annual Cape Winelands Education District’s Paarl career exhibition took place on 12 and 13 February 2020 at the local town hall.

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Vredelust Primary School raises the bar in terms of cleanliness

“Not sure I have EVER seen a cleaner school.” These were just some of the kind words that David Millar, Director of the Metro North...

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