Media Releases

Speech by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Good morning to our top candidates, Our top schools, And our special guests. We are a department that is more focused than ever before on: Improving learning outcomes, Expanding access to education, And driving education reform. ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Our annual systemic test results for 2024 show that we are making good progress in getting our children’s learning #BackOnTrack, with selected scores surpassing pre-Covid-19 levels. The pass rates for both Grade 9 Mathematics ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape At the start of the school year, our schools are receiving a large number of visitors to schools, and it is important that these visitors all comply with the law. Section 3(7) of the South African Schools Act states: Any person ...

Statement by Bronagh Hammond, Director of Communication, Western Cape Department of Education Yesterday, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) was made aware of a social media post by a teacher. We immediately investigated the claims made. The individual claimed that they were unfairly ...