By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Parents who have been offered a place at a school for Grade 8 learners for the 2025 academic year must confirm their choice of school by 14 June 2024. If they do not confirm by this date, their highest-ranked choice will be automatically confirmed. Western Cape Department of Education spokesperson Bronagh Hammond provided more details on this matter during an interview on VOC Breakfast on Tuesday. "We […]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has reported a significant surge in admissions applications for the academic year 2025, marking a new record. With the admissions deadline closing on April 12, 2024, the department disclosed an influx of over 102,600 applications, a notable increase of more than 5,900 compared to last year's figures for Grade 1 and Grade 8 enrollments. Expressing gratitude towards proactive parents, WCED MEC […]
By Ragheema Mclean The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is issuing a reminder to parents that the online application window for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2025 school year will close at midnight tonight (12 April 2024). Speaking to VOC Breakfast on Friday morning, WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said the applications portal opened a month ago on 11 March 2024, and to date more than 80 000 […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
