Media Releases

This morning, five children on their way to school were killed in a fatal traffic accident in Mitchells Plain. Initial information suggests that the bakkie in which the learners were being transported hit a traffic light, resulting in the children being thrown off the back of the bakkie. This was ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We are making a public appeal to parents who have applied for the 2024 school year to please ensure that their login details are correct before 29 May 2023. The 2024 admission process ended on 14 April 2023, and School ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We have launched a massive R1.2 billion #BackOnTrac k programme to reverse learning losses caused by Covid-19, to improve learning outcomes and give our children a better future. We’ve wasted no time in getting the show on the ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape The results of the 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) were released today, which confirmed that learning losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are severe across South Africa. South Africa’s ...