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#BackOnTrack programme to provide extra academic support to 23 450 learners this year

18 February 2025 – Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Our #BackOnTrack extra Saturday classes for the...

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Extremely late applications received for 9 289 Grade 1 and 8 learners since 1 January 2025

11 February 2025 – Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Despite severe budget constraints, the Western...

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Western Cape Government makes strides to secure funding

“The Western Cape Government is making progress with the creation of an innovative financing mechanism, the Sustainable Infrastructure...

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Stop the share: Let us support victims of bullying by not sharing videos of assaults

6 February 2025 – Statement by Brent Walters, Head of Department, WCED This past week, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) received...

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Premier calls for bold and decisive SONA 2025 that puts economic growth and more jobs first

Premier Alan Winde calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to put driving a thriving economy and enabling more jobs first when he delivers his...

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Premier hands over George building collapse disaster investigation report to SAPS

Today, 30 January 2025, Premier Alan Winde officially handed over the report containing the structural engineering findings from the...

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Media alert: Western Cape NSC 2024 Awards Ceremony livestream link

On Thursday, 30 January 2025, Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Education Minister, David Maynier, will host the Western Cape National...

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#BackOnTrack: Selected systemic test results surpass 2019 scores for the first time

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Our annual systemic test results for 2024 show that we are making...

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Schools fall victim to senseless vandalism and theft during holidays

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Despite increasing the number of schools where the Western Cape...

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Western Cape municipalities benefit R93.1 million from Eskom debt write-off

Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning commends Western Cape...

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