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Science Teaching and Learning Centres open across the Province

New Science Teaching and Learning Centres opened at several Western Cape schools to make science education a more hands-on experience for...

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Tygerberg Hospital School accommodates the unique needs of learners

Tygerberg Hospital School fills an academic void in the lives of children who are in hospital for extended periods. The school, which has...

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Learners combine maths and art in coffee table book

A selection of artworks submitted by learners to the annual MathArt competition is now available in a unique coffee table book, MathArt Expressions by South African Youth.

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Life Orientation Teachers Conference

A total of 356 teachers attended a Life Orientation (LO) Teachers Conference on 29 and 30 June 2022 at the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI) in Kuilsriver.

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Teachers pull out all the stops to assist matrics during holidays

Over 26 000 students gave up their holidays to participate in winter school programmes arranged by the Western Cape Education Department...

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Schools encouraged to unite against GBV on 1 August

The Western Cape Government is calling on communities and schools across the province to form a human chain at noon on 1 August 2022 to demonstrate against Gender Based Violence (GBV).

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Oakley House School visits Education Museum in Wynberg

Grade 4 learners at Oakley House School enjoyed an outing to the Centre for Conservation Education where they learnt what it was like to be part of a Victorian classroom set in 1900.

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Africa Day 2022 – The year of nutrition

The purpose of commemorating Africa Day is to celebrate African unity and the independence of African countries from colonial powers. This...

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SA young scientists awarded at Hong Kong high-tech science fair

Jaco Jacobs, a Grade 12-learner at Outeniqua High School, captivated judges with his research at the 2022 Global Youth Science and...

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Fairmount Principal honoured for his values and courage

MOT South Africa, a life-skills programme for young people, presented the “Are Hovstad Award” to Terence Klassen, the Principal of Fairmount Secondary School in Grassy Park.

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