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#BackOnTrack: Over 23 000 learners attend holiday classes

25 July 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape A total of 23 447 learners in Grade 7, 8, 10 and 12 attended #BackOnTrack and matric support classes over the holiday period in the Western Cape. Parents will be familiar with our successful winter school classes for matric ...

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SADTU/Equal Education collaboration school challenge dismissed by Western Cape High Court

17 July 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Today the Western Cape High Court has dismissed the challenge made by SADTU/Equal Education against the validity of our collaboration schools model, which makes high quality no-fee education available to learners in poor ...

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Getting Grade 10 Mathematics #BackOnTrack

12 July 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape This morning I visited some of the 440 Grade 10 learners from the Metro South Education District who are attending #BackOnTrack Mathematics classes at the University of the Western Cape this week. The Grade 10 Mathematics ...

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Nominations for the 2023 National Teaching Awards are open!

22 June 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Nominations for the 2023 National Teaching Awards (NTAs) are now open! Nominations close on 24 July 2023 , and we urge all Western Cape teachers to participate. The NTAs are a chance for us to recognise our teachers for their ...

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Rustenburg Girls’ High is in the Top 10 of the World’s Best School competition!

15 June 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape This morning, T4 Education in partnership with Templeton World Charity Foundation, Accenture and American Express, revealed their 2023 Top 10 shortlists for the World’s Best School Prize. It is with great pleasure that we ...

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Fatal road accident tragically claims lives of five school children

30 May 2023

This morning, five children on their way to school were killed in a fatal traffic accident in Mitchells Plain. Initial information suggests that the bakkie in which the learners were being transported hit a traffic light, resulting in the children being thrown off the back of the bakkie. This was ...

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Don’t Wait! Confirm your choice of school today

28 May 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape On Monday, 29 May 2023, parents who applied during the on-time admissions period (13 March 2023 – 14 April 2023) will be able to view the outcome of their applications for a place for their child in a school in 2024 on the ...

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Don’t wait! Check your 2024 admissions system login details today

23 May 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We are making a public appeal to parents who have applied for the 2024 school year to please ensure that their login details are correct before 29 May 2023. The 2024 admission process ended on 14 April 2023, and School ...

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Don’t wait! Late applications for the 2024 school year close on 25 May 2023

21 May 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Late online applications for admission to a Western Cape school for the 2024 school year close at 23:59 on 25 May 2023 , and we urge all parents who have not yet applied to do so immediately. We have already received late ...

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Nearly 20 000 learners attend first #BackOnTrack classes

18 May 2023

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We have launched a massive R1.2 billion #BackOnTrac k programme to reverse learning losses caused by Covid-19, to improve learning outcomes and give our children a better future. We’ve wasted no time in getting the show on the ...

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