Media Releases

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape As we count down the final days to the start of the 2023 matric exams, we wish to issue a stern warning to candidates regarding cheating and bringing notes or cellphones into their exam sittings. Every year, matric candidates ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Western Cape schools and districts bagged a host of awards at the National Education Excellence Awards, which took place in Kempton Park on Friday, 6 October 2023. These awards are focused on the quality of matric results and ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape On Wednesday, 27 September 2023, I visited iKaya Primary School in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, for the commissioning of their new solar system that will keep the lights on during loadshedding. This project has been made possible ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Our latest updated information indicates that 249 schools in the Western Cape have been affected by the storms over the weekend. 39 schools were closed on Tuesday, and this was reduced to 21 schools on Wednesday, with the vast ...