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WCED Winter holiday initiatives for learners and educators

13 June 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Following a busy examination period, the upcoming winter holiday is a much needed break for many learners and teachers. However, many of our schools will be buzzing with activities over the holiday period. The July holiday ...

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Chief Evaluator: Schools Evaluation Authority applications close 13 June 2019

10 June 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape In April this year, I approved the Regulations on the Western Cape Schools Evaluation Authority, 2019 which outline, among others, the procedures for the appointment of the Chief Evaluator. The WCED has subsequently advertised ...

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Learners must adhere to school calender dates

7 June 2019

Statement by Brian Schreuder, Head of Department, WCED The 2019 school calendar is clear in terms of school closure dates. Schools will close for the 2019 mid-year holidays on 14 June 2019. This means that teaching and learning will resume up until NEXT Friday. Unfortunately, it has become apparent ...

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Armed robbers target Sea Point High School

6 June 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I am informed that two armed men entered the premises of Sea Point High School on Wednesday (5 th June 2019) It is reported that the alleged perpetrators assaulted an educator with a gun and made off with 50 cell phones. The ...

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2020 admissions: Parents to confirm places by 12 July 2019

6 June 2019

Statement by Bronagh Hammond, Director: Communications, WCED Col 3 Col 4 Col 5 Col 6 Parents from across the Western Cape can now find out if their child’s admission applications for the 2020 school year have, or have not, been successful. Some schools have already informed parents of the outcome, ...

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Latest stats SA survey shows that Western Cape continues to have the lowest incidents of corporal punishment in the country

4 June 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape The latest General Household Survey released by Statistics South Africa reveals that the Western Cape has the lowest number of incidents of learners having experienced corporal punishment in 2018, with the percentage of ...

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Spreading the message against bullying

15 May 2019

Statement by Bronagh Hammond, Director: Communications, WCED This morning, the WCED Metro South District held an anti-bullying event at Fairmount Secondary school. The event was supported by Minister Debbie Schafer and radio DJ Carl Wastie. The event highlighted the effects of bullying on learners ...

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Premier Helen Zille signs Proclamation for the Commencement of the Western Cape School Evaluation Authority

16 April 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape On Thursday 11 th April, Premier Helen Zille signed the second Proclamation for the Commencement of the Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Act, 2018 this time bringing into operation the provisions allowing for ...

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Western Cape prepared for upcoming NSC/ SC exams

15 April 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Approximately 32 000 candidates have registered for the May/June National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Senior Certificate (SC) examinations, which are set to take place from the 2 nd May 2019 to 14 th June 2019. Candidates ...

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Minister Debbie Schäfer strongly condemns violent protest action disrupting schools

12 April 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I strongly condemn the violent action that has been taking place in areas of the city, and that has led to concerning disruption of our schools. Yesterday, the WCED had to close 21 schools in the Lwandle, Nomzamo and ...

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