Media Releases

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape As of 17h30 on Thursday, 16 March 2023, we have received applications for 40 694 learners for the 2024 school year. With parents applying for more than one school for their children, the total number of individual applications ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We are aware of concerns that have been raised about the impact of the alleged “national shutdown” planned by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Monday, 20 March 2023. I can assure parents that public schools will be closed ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Applications for school admissions in the 2024 school year opened this morning at 00h01. As of 10h30 this morning, we had already received over 4 600 applications. We are pleased that so many parents are prioritising their ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape The Western Cape Education Department has been hard at work since before schools reopened to complete infrastructure for new learners in 2023, and to find places for all the new applicants we are receiving daily. Infrastructure ...