Media Releases

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Last year I announced the closure of Graafwater High School, to be repurposed as a school of skills, which is much needed in the Graafwater and surrounding areas. Currently, there are also no Special Schools or a School of ...

Statement by Brian Schreuder - Head of Department – Western Cape Education Department The disciplinary hearing of Wesley Neumann, principal of Heathfield High School, is resuming today. Over the past few months the WCED, and some of its officials, have had to endure relentless personal attacks from ...

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape The first reports regarding evaluations of schools undertaken by the Schools Evaluation Authority (SEA) have been completed and are now available online. This is a significant milestone for the SEA, and for transparency and ...

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Ayakha Melithafa, from the Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT) in Khayelitsha, is one of five matric students from the class of 2020 who will leave Cape Town today on an all-expenses-paid educational adventure in ...