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The WCED is recruiting over 20 000 Education Assistants and General School Assistants for schools

12 November 2020

Statement by the Western Cape Education Department As part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme, the Western Cape Education Department is looking to recruit over 20 000 Education Assistants and General School Assistants for schools over the next few months. The ...

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Exam Disruption due to protest action

12 November 2020

Statement by Bronagh Hammond: Director of Communication, Western Cape Education The WCED is very concerned about the candidates that are experiencing difficulty in getting to their exam centres as a result of protest action affecting various traffic routes. As per National examination regulations ...

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Brackenfell HS - Addressing discrimination in a courageous and mature manner

10 November 2020

Statement by Bronagh Hammond: Director of Communication, Western Cape Education In June this year, the Head of Department of the WCED wrote to all public schools indicating the “absolute necessity for courageous and ongoing conversations in our schools about issues of racism, prejudice and ...

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Violent clashes outside Brackenfell High School are unacceptable

9 November 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I am deeply disturbed by the violent clashes that occurred outside Brackenfell High School this morning, over a private matric celebration organised by some parents of learners who attend the school. I strongly condemn both ...

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#CommitToFinish: Minister Schäfer wishes Western Cape matrics the best of luck for their final exams

4 November 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I want to wish all our 2020 matrics the very best for your final exams which begin tomorrow. I know this year has been unusual and unsettling, but I have absolute confidence in your resilience and ability to succeed. You have ...

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Neumann interdict application struck off the roll with costs in favour of the WCED

2 November 2020

Statement by Bronagh Hammond: Director of Communication, Western Cape Education The WCED welcomes the decision by the Labour Court this morning to dismiss Mr Neumann’s attempt to halt his imminent disciplinary proceedings by way of an interdict, by striking it off the roll with costs. The WCED has ...

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#CommitToFinish: the matric Class of 2020 in numbers

1 November 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Nearly 100 000 candidates will write their NSC exams in the Western Cape this month – a much larger group than would ordinarily write during the November session. 95 427 will write this month, compared to 64 465 for the same ...

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#CommitToFinish: ePortal provides increased support to learners

29 October 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape At the start of the lockdown, the closure of our country’s schools on the 18 th of March was envisaged as an extended holiday. The plan was not to have any teaching and learning taking place, and to rather shorten holidays ...

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Minister Schäfer congratulates Brent Walters on his appointment as WCED Superintendent General from 1 April 2021

28 October 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape It gives me pleasure to announce the appointment of Mr Brent Walters as the next Superintendent General of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). He was officially appointed yesterday by Premier Alan Winde, and will ...

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#CommitToFinish: no party is worth having to miss your matric exams

26 October 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape The recent news of a cluster outbreak of Covid-19 related to a bar in the Southern Suburbs has served as an important lesson about the necessity of following the golden rules of preventing Covid-19: physical distancing, ...

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