Media release

WCED Winter holiday programmes for learners and educators

Today brings to a close the second school term of the 2018 academic year and the start of the winter school holidays. Following a busy...

On Monday morning, three teachers from ACJ Phakade Primary School in Nomzamo were hijacked at gunpoint as they arrived at school. The...

"Chairperson, Minister Motshekga announced in her speech in the National Assembly last month, the measures that her Department is taking to...

In the last three weeks there have been 4 separate armed attacks on our schools. The armed robberies were timed to take place just after the...

On Thursday evening (24 th May 2018), we held a very productive meeting with the leadership of Equal Education (EE) regarding the current...

The Western Cape 2017 NSC pass rate has increased from 82.8% to 84.3% following the completion of the Supplementary Examinations. Candidates...

Late on Monday afternoon at around 15h00, the junior boys' hostel at De La Bat School for the Deaf in Worcester was extensively damaged in a...

Over the past week, allegations of sexual harassment have been made against three Equal Education (EE) employees: General Secretary, Tshepo...

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Earlier this year the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) introduced a new...

Schools across the Western Cape will remain open on Wednesday 25 th April 2018 despite the planned strike action. The planned strike action...