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Philadelphia learner writes, narrates and stars in an animated film

18 March 2021

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Would it not be every Grade 4 learner’s dream to write, narrate and star in an animated film? Well, that’s exactly what happened to a talented Grade 4 learner from Philadelphia Primary School, Keschrie Booysen, who is the 2020 ...

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Calling all parents: SGB elections are underway

16 March 2021

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape The elections for School Governing Bodies are underway in the Western Cape, and I urge all parents to participate. It is extremely important that parents actively participate in their children’s schools, by ensuring that their ...

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16 days left to apply for the 2022 school year

10 March 2021

Statement by Bronagh Hammond: Director for Communication – Western Cape Education Department As of midnight, on the 26 th of March 2021, the WCED 2022 admissions application system will close. This means that parents and caregivers have only 16 days left to apply for admission into public schools ...

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Matric 2020 Awards to Candidates

9 March 2021

Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2020 Awards to Candidates Awards to candidates will be presented for the best performance in specified subjects, outstanding performance in the Special Needs category, Special Ministerial awards AND awards to the top 40 ...

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Matric 2020 Awards to Schools

9 March 2021

Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2020 Awards to Schools In the first category, schools are awarded in terms of Improvement in pass rate, greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies, improvement and ...

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Western Cape 2020 National Senior Certificate Awards

9 March 2021

Speech by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape A lot has certainly happened over the last year! And we can see the result of that in this rather unusual format of our award ceremony this year. I know some are disappointed that they cannot be here physically, and I completely ...

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The admissions process for the 2022 school year is now open

28 February 2021

Statement by Bronagh Hammond: Director for Communication – Western Cape Education Department The 2022 admissions application process has just begun! The Western Cape Education Department is appealing to all parents and caregivers, particularly those who have learners that will be entering either in ...

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Minister Schäfer celebrates performance of schools and districts

23 February 2021

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Yesterday I had the opportunity to celebrate our province’s 79.9% pass rate for the 2020 matric exams, along with some of the top achievers in our province recognised by the Department of Basic Education. Today, all Western ...

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2020 NSC: Appreciation and thanks to the teachers that served our Class of 2020

23 February 2021

Statement by Brian Schreuder - Head of Department – Western Cape Education Department I would like to congratulate all our learners, principals, teachers and parents who successfully passed their NSC or contributed towards this achievement. We were always unsure as to what the impact would be on ...

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Western Cape matrics achieve despite challenges of Covid-19

22 February 2021

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape This afternoon, Minister Angie Motshekga announced the results of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations for 2020. I congratulate all learners who achieved their matric under difficult circumstances and amid great ...

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