Media Releases

Statement by Bronagh Hammond, Director: Communications, WCED The Western Cape Education Department will be hosting a Conference at the CTICC on the 25 th to 26 th March 2019. The Conference aims to bring together a wide and diverse range of voices in education and development in the province to ...

Joint statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education and Minister Donald Grant, Minister of Transport and Public Works Today, Minister Grant visited the site of the PC Petersen Primary School in Kylemore, which is a replacement school currently under construction. The state-of-the-art ...

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer On Monday 25 th February 2019, the Western Cape Government gazetted the Draft Regulations pertaining to the School Evaluations Authority (SEA) for public comment. The closing date for comment is 18 March 2019. I am particularly excited about this new innovation ...

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer On Tuesday evening, 26th February, the WCED hosted the Annual LITNUM awards to acknowledge and celebrate the top achievers in the systemic tests of 2018 in the Province. My hearty congratulations go to all schools that won awards. I am especially pleased that, ...