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Premier Zille congratulates Western Cape Batho Pele winners

5 March 2018

Premier Helen Zille has congratulated Western Cape Government departments and professionals who received awards at the National Batho Pele Excellence Awards over the weekend. The awards honour outstanding departments and professionals for outstanding governance and service across all ...

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SGB elections 2018: The Western Cape prepares for South Africa's second biggest election

21 February 2018

Schools and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) are preparing for the biggest elections after the national, provincial and local government elections, namely the election of governing bodies throughout the province. Governing bodies represent all sectors of the school community, including ...

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Western Cape teacher wins National eTeaching award

20 February 2018

Mariëtte Vorster formerly of Touwsranten Primary School, Hoekvil, near George, is South Africa's top eLearning teacher. Ms Vorster received the National Teaching Award for Excellence in Technology enhanced Teaching and Learning at a glittering awards ceremony at Nasrec, Gauteng, on Saturday, 17 ...

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WCED introduces new tool for parents to track their admission application as schools open admissions for 2019

19 February 2018

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has introduced a new online function to assist parents with tracking applications for admission to public schools. The WCED increasingly faces large volumes of queries relating to applications for admission submitted to schools which places undue ...

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WCED support for 2017 NSC supplementary examinations

14 February 2018

More than 6 700 candidates have registered to write the Supplementary Examinations for the National Senior Certificate, from 19 February to 3 March 2018. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has created a special web site to help candidates prepare for the examinations. Candidates will find ...

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Premier Zille announces plans to support schools in the event of day zero

31 January 2018

The Western Cape Government is finalising plans to keep schools open in areas most affected by the Province's crippling drought. Premier Helen Zille unveiled plans today (Wednesday, 31 January 2018) to principals of schools dependent on the Western Cape Water Supply System. Most of the schools are ...

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Premier Zille to meet principals and health facility managers on water crisis

23 January 2018

Premier Helen Zille will meet with the principals of all schools in the greater Cape Town, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch and West Coast municipalities (that draw water from the Western Cape Water Supply system) in the coming week. Health Facility managers will also be engaged in a separate forum. ...

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MEC Schafer calls on communities to help protect schools as vandalism incidents increase

22 January 2018

During the December 2017 school holiday period, the WCED's Safe Schools directorate increased security at identified high risk schools and deployed additional security to these schools. I am concerned that despite increased security measures at schools across the province, perpetrators still ...

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2018 school year off to a smooth start in the Western Cape

17 January 2018

Today was an exciting day for many learners and parents. More than one million flocked to schools today - many for the first time - as the 2018 school year began in the Western Cape. I would like to welcome all our new learners and their parents into our Western Cape schools. A special welcome to ...

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Premier Zille congratulates WC learners at matric awards ceremony

11 January 2018

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille today addressed the province's Matric Awards Ceremony, held annually at Leeuwenhof, Cape Town. The Province again achieved a pass rate in excess of 80%, with 82.8% of learners in the Western Cape passing the 2017 National Senior Certificate examination. The Province ...

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