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NSC 2018 - Results Release

20 November 2018
The much anticipated Provincial and National results of the 2018 National Senior Certificate (NSC) are expected to be announced by Minister Angie Motshekga on Thursday 3 rd January 2019. Schools and candidates in the Western Cape will then receive their results on Friday 4 th January 2019. Schools ...

WCED compensates 97% of fee paying schools for over 81 000 learners whose parents struggle to pay fees

19 November 2018
Tough economic times are leading to a growing number of parents who simply cannot afford to pay school fees. This puts a massive financial strain on fee-paying schools relying on the collection of fees to sustain their daily running costs. Learners from poorer households are a priority for the ...

Education Amendment Bill: The biggest Public Education Reform package since 1994 is passed by the Western Cape Provincial Parliament

15 November 2018
It is a trite but vital statement that a child only has one opportunity to be in school. It is therefore crucial to ensure that every child has the best possible education that we can give them, or they miss out on it for life. I am therefore delighted that after more than two years, the Western ...

A victory for Uitzig HS learners - Western Cape High Court rules in favour of MEC to close Uitsig High School

5 November 2018
Last week, the Western Cape High Court ruled that the application brought by the SGB of the school challenging my decision to close Uitzig High School, be dismissed with costs. "This is a victory for the learners of Uitzig High School as they will now move to neighbouring schools where there are ...

Two Bloemhof Girls High School learners take top two places nationally in the 2018 SADC Essay Competition

1 November 2018
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate two Western Cape learners, both from Bloemhof Girls High School in Stellenbosch, for being placed in first and second place nationally in the 16 th Annual 2018 South African Development Community (SADC) Secondary School Essay Competition. They are as ...

Minister Schäfer wishes learners in the Western Cape good luck for the upcoming NSC exams

22 October 2018
For the majority of our NSC candidates, Tuesday marks the start of the 2018 NSC examination period with many candidates across the Western Cape writing their first NSC examination - English Home Language, English First Additional Language and English Second Additional Language. The numbers for full ...
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