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WCED warning to learners regarding discipline in schools

19 February 2020

Statement by Brian Schreuder - Head of Education: Western Cape Education Department Learner discipline in schools remains a big concern for the Western Cape Education Department. Physical or verbal abuse will simply not be tolerated and I have taken a strong stance on this. We need to protect those ...

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Technical challenges on admission site

18 February 2020

Statement by Brian Schreuder - Head of Education: Western Cape Education Department Yesterday, the online application process for 2021 school enrolment opened. Parents have been encouraged to apply online using our application website: https://admissions.westerncape.gov.za Parents who are unable to ...

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Applications for 2021 school admissions open tomorrow

16 February 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Enrolment applications to the Western Cape’s public schools for the 2021 school year open tomorrow. The school enrolment process begins with the applications for admission, which are open from 17 February to 17 March 2020 . ...

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Three Western Cape educators come out tops in National Awards

16 February 2020

Joint statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape and Brian Schreuder HOD, WCED Yesterday, three educators in the Western Cape won National Teaching Awards. We congratulate them for this excellent achievement! They have done the Western Cape proud. Competition is tough ...

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Preventing learners from attending school is not the answer

12 February 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape The WCED has been alerted to a planned ‘shut down’ of Khayelitsha schools on Thursday and Friday this week by the Khayelitsha Education and Development Forum (KEF/KDF). The group has demanded that the WCED provide five armed ...

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Investigation into the Learner Transport Scheme (LTS) in Beaufort West finalised

7 February 2020

Statement by Bronagh Hammond – Director Communication Western Cape Education Department Every school day the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) transports over 61 000 learners on 567 LTS routes across the province. The LTS policy provides for the transportation of learners living more than ...

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Western Cape schools once again show increase in learner numbers

4 February 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I have received the results of the WCED’s SNAP survey, completed by schools and districts annually on the 10 th day of the school year to assist the Department with the allocation of further resources for the year. The total ...

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Schools Evaluation Authority will begin its evaluations in February

2 February 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape The Western Cape Schools Evaluation Authority (SEA) will begin its evaluations of schools on 10 February 2020. The SEA was established by the Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill in November 2018, and its ...

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Minister Schäfer engages with Sonskyn Vallei community regarding safety of children en route to school

31 January 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Yesterday I, along with the Deputy Director-General for Education Planning at the WCED, Mr Salie Abrahams, met with representatives of the community of Sonskyn Vallei in Mossel Bay – including parents of children in the ...

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2019 Systemic Test results show Western Cape Education strategies are working

28 January 2020

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I am pleased to have received the results of our 2019 Systemic Tests, which show that our provincial education system continues in general to improve year-on-year, despite immense challenges. The WCED is the only provincial ...

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