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Official directives or notices from the Head of the Western Cape Education Department to schools, parents, and departmental structures.

Circulars 2026
0032: Grade R subsidies and related matters from 01 April 2027
0031: The 2027 planning calendar for schools
0030: Involvement of Western Cape Education Department (WCED) employees in the local government elections scheduled for Wednesday, 04 November 2026
0029: Norms and standards (N&S) funding allocation for section 21 schools for the 2027/28 financial year
0028: Norms and standards (N&S) funding allocation for non-section 21 schools for the 2027/2028 financial year
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0027: Provision of 2027 educator establishments for ordinary public and special schools
0026: Reinforcement of admissions governance, ethical conduct, compliance requirements and official procedures for the processing of learner admissions, placements and late applications
0025: Amended process for vetting against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO)
0024: Certification and verification of payroll recipients. Rollout of payslip QR code
0023: Enhancement of learner admission process: Removal of waiting list status and re-defined transfer request criteria for the 2027 academic year
0022: Appointment of Harassment Contact Advisors (HCAs)
0021: Repeal of previous circulars relating to the Standard Operating Procedure for logging calls with the Schools Information Technology (IT) Service Desk
0020: Implementation of leave without pay for employees (office- and institution-based educators and public service personnel)
0019: Vetting of all officials against the National Child Protection Register (NCPR)
0018: Final timetable for the November 2026 NSC examinations
0017: Phase II of the ERP and VEP
0016: Broadband 2.0 roll-out: Installation of a power-monitoring unit
0015: Promoting mass participation and learner talent development in school sport
0014: GEPF’s revised actuarial interest factors and its impact on withdrawal benefits
0013: Safety and Security Resilience Scorecard (SSRS) online implementation via CEMIS
0012: School Assessment Irregularities Committee (SAIC) guidelines
0011: Application process for changes to grades, subjects, Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) (Grades R–12) and implementation of occupational or vocational streams at ordinary public schools
0010: May/June 2026 examination timetable and arrangements for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Senior Certificate (SC) examinations
0009: Increase in subsidies for hostel boarding, private transport, private boarding and personnel at hostels and ordinary public schools
0008: School attendance of Grades 4−12 learners during and after the June and November 2026 school-based internal examination and assessment periods
0007: ISHP implementation for 2026
0006: Protocol for granting former employees access to WCED premises
0005: Compensation for school fee exemptions
0004: Operations management (office closure) during the 2026 festive period
0003: Capturing the textbooks issued at the end of the first school term and those retrieved during the last school term of each year and the need to ensure accurate record keeping and reporting on textbook retention and retrieval for 2026
0002: Dates and time frames for applications for admission to ordinary public schools and the management of school admission information for 2026/27
0001: Implementation of the amended leave of absence application form (Annexure H.1) for school-based educators
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