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Celebrating World Book Day 2023

UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated on the 23rd of April each year to recognise the importance of books and authors, and to...

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Don’t wait! Late applications can be made up until 25 May 2023

The month-long window in which parents could apply for place for their children in a Western Cape school in 2024 closed at 23:59 on Friday...

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Don’t wait! TWO DAYS left in the 2024 admissions applications window

There are just two days left for parents to apply on time for a place for their child in a school in 2024. The 2024 online application...

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Don’t wait! ONE WEEK left in the 2024 admissions applications window

As of 14h30 on 5 April 2023, we had received applications for 103 796 learners for the 2024 school year. With parents applying for more than...

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Taxi mafia continues to prevent 1 800 children from attending school

Despite an undertaking by the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) not to intimidate, threaten, or prevent learner transport...

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Codeta backs down and suspends their blockade of learner transport

Today I approached the Western Cape High Court to obtain an urgent interdict against the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta)...

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World Bank Education Sector Analysis team visits the WC Education Department

Officials from the World Bank are currently visiting the Western Cape Education Department to make preparations for the Education Sector...

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Illegal blockade by minibus taxi mafia keeps over 5000 children home from school

It is unacceptable that the illegal blockade by minibus taxi associations escalated yesterday, with over 5 000 learners being prevented from...

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Attempted extortion by minibus taxi associations puts children’s safety at risk

This morning I visited Academia Primary School, where over 50% of their learners have been prevented from going to school, due to an illegal...

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Extremely late applications for 3 391 learners received since 1 January 2023

The Western Cape Education Department has been hard at work since before schools reopened to complete infrastructure for new learners in...

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