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Ministers open new School Kitchen in commemoration of World Children's Day

In commemoration of World Children’s Day on 20 November 2019, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez and the...

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Knysna Primary School bids farewell to beloved principal

Robert Stoker, Principal of Knysna Primary School, is retiring at the end of this year, after being at the helm of the school for 21 years.

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Mfuleni school “Building Blitz”

More than 300 international volunteers are hard at work building classrooms at two schools in Mfuleni in Cape Town.

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Theme 2020: The Year of Functional Schools

It has become a tradition for the Head of Department to announce the WCED Theme for the next year at the 2019 Provincial Teaching Awards. On...

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“The Laan” brings star power to CWED’s T2P rally

On Saturday, 2 November 2019, the Cape Winelands Education District’s (CWED) Transform to Perform (T2P) team held a community event that can best be described as a mass rally at the Esselen Park Sport Stadium in Worcester.

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Western Cape’s Top Teachers

On Friday, 8 November 2019, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) announced the names of the top teachers in the province.

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Camps Bay Primary School embarks on alien vegetation hack

Under the guidance of nature conservation students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Grade 7 learners from Camps Bay...

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Kenridge Primary’s “Love song to the Earth” has a Growth Mindset tune

Kenridge Primary School staged a production called “African Dreams” in its school hall to capacity houses from 15 to 24 October 2019.

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Cultural exchange at Tygersig Primary School

Learners at Tygersig Primary School in Uitsig were recently wowed by an orchestral performance by a group of visiting musicians from Paraguay.

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Larries, Flowers and Sea Turtles

La Rochelle Girls’ High School’s Green Committee has been busy during the last term of the 2019 school year.

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