News and Speeches for Western Cape Education Department
Western Cape Education Department Prepared and Ready for the Year Ahead
12 January 2011I am pleased with the progress we have made in ensuring that our Western Cape schools are prepared and ready for the 2011 school year. Read More
Education Minister Addressing the National Senior Certificate Awards for Outstanding Achievement by Learners in 2010
11 January 2011Premier Helen Zille Grade 12 learners who will be honoured today, and parents Principals and teachers representing schools receiving awards today Officials from Western Cape Education Department (WCED) Teacher union representatives Read More
Media Alert: Provincial National Senior Certificate 2010 Award Ceremony
9 January 2011On Wednesday, the Western Cape Government will be announcing and celebrating the Province's top individual achievers and schools in the 2010 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. Read More
Western Cape Achieves Increases in Pass Rate and Number of Passes
5 January 2011I am pleased to announce that the Western Cape government has reversed a six year decline in the matric pass rate in this province. Read More
Media Alert: Media Briefing on Western Cape National Senior Certificate Results
4 January 2011Tomorrow, Minister Grant and Head of the provincial education department, Penny Vinjevold will be briefing media on the provincial outcomes of the 2010 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations. Read More
Matric Results Release: "Looking at the Accurate Indicators of Success"
3 January 2011On Thursday 6 January 2010, over 45 000 young people from the Western Cape will receive their National Senior Certificate (NSC) results. For these young people who wrote the examinations, the results can enhance or limit their life chances. Read More
Western Cape Education Department Prepared and Ready for 2011
8 December 2010Tomorrow marks the end of the 2010 academic school year.It has been a challenging year for education. An enormous amount of effort has been put into ensuring that our learners receive a quality education in the midst of various disruptions this year. Read More
Education MEC: End of the Examinations and the Start of the Marking Process
1 December 2010Tomorrow marks the end of the 2010 National Senior Certificate examinations for our Grade twelve (12) learners. Read More
New Education Bill Passed in the Provincial Legislature
30 November 2010I am greatly pleased and proud to announce that the Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill has been approved by the Western Cape Provincial Legislature. Read More
Western Cape Features in World Education Study
28 November 2010McKinsey & Company, the international management consulting firm, has included the Western Cape in a study of improving education systems in twenty (20) countries. Read More
Expanding Access to Quality Education
22 November 2010A key priority for this government is to improve learner outcomes in this Province. Read More
Media Alert: Western Cape Education Department Outlines Progress Made in its Strategic Objectives
22 November 2010Tomorrow, Minister Grant and Head of the Provincial Education Department, Penny Vinjevold will be briefing media on the progress made in achieving the strategic objectives set by this Government for education. Read More
Media Alert: Media Briefing on Western Cape Education Department's Classroom Expansion Plan
21 November 2010Tomorrow, Minister Grant will be visiting Rondebosch-East Primary to brief media on the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED's) classroom expansion plan. Read More
Education Minister Pleased with National Senior Certificate Examination Process
13 November 2010We have now only three (3) weeks to go before the end of the 2010 National Senior Certificate Grade twelve (12) examinations.Halfway through, the Western Cape Education Department is pleased with the process so far. Read More
Media Alert: Launch of the Western Cape Education Department's Textbook Retrieval Campaign
11 November 2010Tomorrow, Western Cape Education Minister Donald Grant will be visiting Thandokhulu Secondary School in Mowbray to launch the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED's) textbook retrieval campaign.The campaign encourages learners to hand in their... Read More
Missing Learner, Lumka Lengisi, Found
10 November 2010The Western Cape Education Department has just been informed that Lumka Lengisi, a seventeen (17) year old learner from Noluthando School for the Deaf, has been found after she went missing from school on Tuesday morning. Read More
Urgent Media Appeal: Missing Learner
9 November 2010It is with great concern that I have just been informed that Lumka Lengisi, a seventeen (17) year old learner from Noluthando School for the Deaf, has been declared missing. Read More
Bridging the Digital Divide in Our Provinces Schools
8 November 2010"The successful implementation of technology in our schools is a necessity," said Western Cape Education Minister, Donald Grant on Tuesday. Read More
Media Alert: Education MEC to Brief Media on the Khayelitsha Project and its Targets for 2012
7 November 2010Tomorrow, Minister Grant will be visiting Bridgeville Primary in Athlone, where he will be briefing media on the successful implementation of the Khanya Project. Read More
Learner Enrollment for 2011: Limited Space Available in Some of Our Schools
3 November 2010Earlier this year, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) launched a drive to persuade parents to register their children early for school next year, if their children are starting primary or high school, or if they are changing schools in... Read More
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