Media Releases

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape This morning I visited COSAT (Centre of Science and Technology) in Khayelitsha to celebrate with learners as they received their individual matric results. COSAT’s matric pass rate increased to 99.0% in 2023, up from 92.5% last ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape This morning, Premier Alan Winde joined me for a visit to Westcott Primary School to welcome learners and staff back to school for the 2024 school year. The school year kicks off for 537 learners at Westcott Primary today, ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape As of 11 December 2023, we have allocated places for 120 778 , or 99.43% , of the learners for whom applications were received for Grade 1 and 8 for the 2024 school year. Placement is in progress for 688 , or 0.56% , Grade 1 ...

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Over the past 5 years, on average, the number of learners in Western Cape schools has increased by 19 000 each year, and additional learners continue to need places every year. To address this demand for placement, the Western ...