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Rugby hero Cheslin Kolbe surprises his alma mater

“Cheslin-mania” hit Brackenfell High School when Cheslin Kolbe and his dad, Andrew Kolbe, visited the school a day before he left SA for his...

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Global education leader wins provincial Kader Asmal Excellence Award

Alta van Heerden, principal of Sunlands Primary School in Kenwyn, has been named the Western Cape winner of the Kader Asmal Excellence Award...

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Overberg Education District Celebrates its Multi-Grade Teachers and Principals!

On Saturday 16 November 2019, the Overberg Education District showed its appreciation for Multi-Grade teaching at a wonderful celebration...

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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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Paarl principal receives 2019 Leadership Excellence Award in After School Programming

Andrew Groeneveld, Principal of New Orleans Secondary School in Paarl is committed to extra-curricular and co-curricular activities to...

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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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