Western Cape Education Department

Education: building opportunities

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The Western Cape Education Department responds to changing needs by building schools, replacing and expanding existing schools, merging schools and closing schools where better alternatives are available.

Our aim is always to improve opportunities for learners.

We invite you to click on the links below to obtain further details on these plans:

9 February 2015: Schools withdraw application of leave to appeal on school closures case

8 December 2014: Minister Schafer welcomes appeal judgement on school closures

21 August 2013: Decision to appeal school closure judgement

31 July 2013: School closures - this is a sad day for education

26 March 2013: Minister Grant approaches the Constitutional Court on school closures

21 December 2012: Minister Grant comments on court decision

16 November 2012: School closures: Minister Grant announces plans to improve education opportunities for learners
School closures: summary of key points  |  Skoolsluitings: opsomming van hoofpunte  |
Izikolo ezivalwayo: Isishwankathelo seengongoma eziphambili

We invite you to click on the links below for further details on the proposals of the department to close schools.

• The big picture - striving for excellence
• Why we close schools - questions and answers:
  English (pdf 241 KB )  |  Afrikaans (pdf 242 KB )  |  isiXhosa (pdf 240 KB )
• School closures - national guidelines (pdf 400 KB )
• The public consultation process - how does it work?