Media Releases

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape The results of the 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) were released today, which confirmed that learning losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are severe across South Africa. South Africa’s ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We are excited to announce the launch of the Western Cape Education Department’s Leadership Academy! The Leadership Academy is a unique new unit at the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute, specifically tasked with developing ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Today I visited support teams at our Head Office and the Department of the Premier, to express my thanks for the many hours of hard work they put in during the admissions period. I also visited the admissions team at the Metro ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape 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, 14 April 2023. During the admissions window, we received applications for 156 150 ...