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2018 Systemic Test results show steady improvement since 2011

21 January 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education The 2018 systemic test results have now been released to schools. I am pleased that, since 2011, when we increased the difficulty of these tests, there is a steady improvement. The systemic tests in Language and Mathematics are conducted ...

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Uitzig High School will open - but the victory is Tony Ehrenreich's, not the learners

18 January 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education On Wednesday, the High Court ruled in favour of the former SGB at Uitzig Secondary School, finding that the rules of court pertaining to appeals dictates this to be the case. While I am seeking legal advice on the court's latest ruling, ...

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School Burglary and Vandalism is a not a fight that we can tackle alone

17 January 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Despite increased security measures at schools across the province during the December holiday period, perpetrators still continue to target our schools. Over the December holiday period, a total of 27 incidents were reported by schools ...

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Deadline for applications for re-marking or re-checking scripts, and to write "supplementary exams" is Tuesday, 22nd January 2019

14 January 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education While many candidates are celebrating their success in the 2018 National Senior Certificate examinations, there are candidates who did not receive the results that they had hoped to achieve. A number of candidates will qualify to write the ...

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Matric 2018 results - facts and figures

10 January 2019

Matric 2018 results - facts and figures.

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Matric 2018 Awards to Schools

10 January 2019

Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2018 Awards to Schools In the first category, schools are awarded in terms of Improvement in pass rate, greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor's degree studies, improvement and ...

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Matric 2018 Awards to learners

10 January 2019

Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2018 Awards to learners Awards to learners will be presented for the best performance in specified subjects, outstanding performance in the Special Needs category, Special Ministerial awards AND awards to the top 40 learners ...

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Western Cape celebrates matric success.

10 January 2019

Speech delivered by Western Cape MEC of Education Debbie Schäfer at the Western Cape 2018 NSC Awards Ceremony A very warm welcome to everyone, to this last matric awards celebration for this term of office. It is definitely one of my favourite events of the year. Unfortunately, the Premier is not ...

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Ministers Schäfer and Winde kick off 2019 school year; Learner Placement Task Teams activated.

9 January 2019

Joint Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education and Minister Alan Winde, Minister of Community Safety Today was an exciting day for many learners and parents as over 1.1 million learners started school in the Western Cape - many for the first time. This year, primary schools ...

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Minister Schäfer pleased that indicators of quality show improvement in the Western Cape.

4 January 2019

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education It has been a wonderful morning of excitement as thousands of learners celebrate the end of their school career with a National Senior Certificate pass. I would like to congratulate the 81.5% of learners in the Western Cape who passed the ...

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