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Admission | Grade R, 1 & 8

Get ready for the 2026 school year: Leaflet | Poster

Admissions Help at Schools | Malls | Libraries | District Offices: 2 – 30 November 2024

Metro Areas Rural Areas

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Grade R, 1 and 8 Applications

Parents | Guardians MUST upload the following certified supporting documents:

Identification (any of the following):
- Identity document (ID) / birth certificate (learner)
- Foreign learners: a passport / a copy of parent’s refugee or asylum seeker permit on which the learner’s name should appear
- If the learner of foreign parents was born in South Africa (SA): a handwritten birth certificate (DHA 19 form).
- If the learner was not born in SA: a passport/a refugee or asylum seeker permit issued in the learner’s name.
Immunisation card / Road to Health chart (pre-primary and primary schools only)
Latest official school / academic report of learner
Proof of residence e.g. rates account / lease agreement / an affidavit made at a police station confirming residence

School admissions:

Apply to at least 3 schools (Including the ones closest to your home)
Indicate your order of preference

Learner Transfers (2025):

Applications for transfer requests for Grades 2-7 and Grades 9-12 open on 4 August 2025.

Transfer applications must be done online.

Parents or caregivers will be required to fill out the online form and submit the following relevant supporting documentation:

The last school report card;
ID, birth certificate, passport, study permit or proof of application or police affidavit; and
Proof of address or police affidavit.

Circular 41 of 2024: Dates and time frames for applications for admission 2025/26

Circular 37 of 2023: Dates and time frames for applications for admission 2024|25