As public schools in the Western Cape wrap up the second term on Friday, Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier has appealed to communities to keep a watchful eye on local schools during the holiday period. Maynier also encouraged the matric class of 2025 to make full use of the #BackOnTrack programme, which is aimed at supporting academic recovery and exam preparation. “The initiative is designed to support academic recovery […]
Deadline looms for parents to confirm 2026 school placements in Western Cape Parents have until midnight on Tuesday to confirm or defer their children’s school placements for the 2026 academic year. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has warned that after the deadline, the online admissions system will automatically confirm each learner’s top-ranked school choice—releasing thousands of reserved spots for other applicants. Education MEC David Maynier has urged parents not […]
The Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) has confirmed that an educator accused of sexual engagements with a Grade 7 learner from Harvester Primary School in Westridge, Mitchells Plain has resigned. The WCED is investigating serious allegations against a teacher who is accused of sending inappropriate text messages, as well as explicit images and videos of herself, to a Grade 7 learner. WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond confirmed that a criminal […]
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier has announced that the appeals process for parents whose children were not accepted at their preferred schools will officially open on 1 August. The announcement comes as parents throughout the province are becoming increasingly alarmed after discovering that their children were not accepted into any of the schools they had chosen for the 2026 school year. "The most important thing to understand is it […]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has called on the public to support and encourage those who will be writing the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations from Monday. WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said 25,615 candidates will be writing one or more matric exam subjects to improve or complete subjects they previously enrolled for during their Grade 12 year. An additional 11,609 candidates have registered for the Senior Certificate exams, which […]
Concern has been raised that the special holiday for learners may impact learning and teaching. The 2025 South African school calendar includes normal public holidays as well as a unique school holiday week from April 29 to May 2. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Thursday morning, Basil Manuel, Executive Director at National Professional Teachers Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) said children will not be affected by the extra week off. […]
As parents await the outcome of their admission applications for the 2026 academic year, Equal Education is set to appear in court on Tuesday to challenge the Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) admissions processes, which they argue do not adequately support learners from disadvantaged communities. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Wednesday morning, Equal Education’s Junior Attorney, Yolisa Piliso, said the organisation is seeking systemic changes to the WCED’s admissions policies, […]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said the outcomes of the online admissions for the 2026 academic year can be expected from the end of May 2025. Speaking on VOC Breakfast Kerry Mauchline, spokesperson for the education MEC said parents must confirm acceptance timeously. “We appeal to parents to accept placement the minute they receive the outcome. Annually parents prolong making a decision and it affects many other students who […]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has raised concerns over the high number of Grade 7 learners who have not yet applied for placement in the 2026 academic year, as the deadline for on-time admissions for Grades R, 1, and 8 rapidly approaches. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Tuesday morning, WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond urged parents to submit their applications before the deadline at midnight on Tuesday, 15 April 2025, […]
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