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Grade 10 Learner Suspended After Stabbing Incident at AZ Berman High

The Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) has confirmed that a Grade 10 learner from AZ Berman High School in Mitchells Plain has been suspended after allegedly stabbing several classmates during an incident on Wednesday. WCED spokesperson Milicent Merton said the learner reportedly used a screwdriver to carry out the attack. “The injured learners received medical attention, and a social worker provided counselling support to the learners involved in the […]

today11 September 2025

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Navigating the leap: Expert advice for students transitioning to university

Transitioning from high school to higher education is a pivotal period filled with both challenges and opportunities for students and their families. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Monday, Professor Salomé Human-Vogel, an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria, emphasized the varied experiences students face during this transition. “For some learners, it’s an exciting time, their first taste of independence, away from parental supervision, […]

today2 December 2024

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Local water invention by high schoolers takes global stage

By: Aneeqa du Plessis With South Africa known for its sporadic droughts and more recently, drier winter season, two high-school learners from Heatherlands High in George Western Cape, created a water-wise innovation that would stop continuous leakages from taps and ultimately help the country save water. Under the watchful eye of their Physical Science teacher Marrisa Murphy, Unam Halam and Faith Claasen jetted off to Stockholm, Sweden to partake in […]

today6 September 2022

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‘Eight wounded’ in France high school shooting

Several people have been wounded in a shooting at a high school in southeast France, according to officials. Schools in the small town of Grasse were placed under lockdown after Wednesday's incident at the Tocqueville high school, Emmanuel Ethis, the regional educational chief, said on Twitter. One 17-year-old pupil armed with a rifle, two handguns and two grenades was arrested after the shooting, police sources told news agencies. Interior ministry […]

today16 March 2017

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