GDE Application | GDE online application & registration 2023

GDE application will be from 22 July 2022-9 August 2022. To apply, log in to www.gdeadmissions.gov.za 

GDE online registration 2023 – GDE 2023 registration

Step 1: Enter details of the parent/legal guardian (GDE registration 2023)

• First of all, you have to press the “GDE Apply for 2023” button or click Register when you open the official website of the GDE. You must accept the Terms and Conditions and click Continue to proceed with an application. Then you will proceed to the page where you would need to type your information.
• When the “Enter Parent/Guardian Details” form appears, you have to fill in every field marked with an asterisk. The required information consists of the municipality, street name and number, your phone number, and so on. Then, you will have to enter your South African ID number. You can leave the fields with the landline and email address.
• In the application process, you will have to create a username as well as a password. You will need this password while accessing the main application. The password has to be unique and consists of 8 characters, including a capital letter, small letters, a special character, and numbers. Do not forget it, write it down, and keep it in a safe place. However, if you forget the password or username, you can reset it.

Step 2: Include the information about the learner

On the next page titled Enter Learners Details you have to:

• Fill in the information of your child including the fact whether the learner is South African or not, the identification number, province, and the current grade.
• Once you have filled all the required fields, you should click the “Submit Learner Details” button.

GDE application 2023 – GDE online application 2023

Step 3: Applying to a school (GDE online application for 2023)

Choose an application option. You will have to select one of the options: home address, sibling, work address, a school within a 30-kilometer radius, school beyond a 30-kilometer radius, and school of focus learning. There are also two options that you can use for placement but not for application; they are boarding school and previous school.

• When you select the “home address” or “work address” option, the system will automatically filter the schools and ask you to choose one from the options that are either close to your home or work.
• If you choose the “sibling” option, it is possible to apply to a school where the sibling studies. It is needed to give the information about the sibling including their name, surname, and the school.
• If you decide to use the option considering the school within or beyond the 30-kilometer radius of your home address, the system will provide you with all the schools within or beyond the radius so you can select a certain school.
• The last option you can opt for is “school of focus learning”, the list of such types of schools will pop up. The learner will have to complete admission tests.

You can apply to a maximum of 5 schools per child.

After finalizing the application form, you can press “Submit Application”, and the application is made.

Application Confirmation SMS, Then you will get an SMS that will confirm the successful submission of an application. You would be given a Waiting List reference number that will appear on the screen. The number means that your application was actually submitted. Please check if you get the SMS because in case you do not receive it, you have to ensure that you have done everything in a proper way.

Note that after you have received the Waiting List reference number, as a parent, you still have the privilege of applying again. After submitting your first application, you will have three options to choose from. You can press “Apply to another school for the same learner”, “Apply for another learner” or the Logoff button.

There are six types of Waiting List reference numbers that you can receive. They are:

• WA1 – Parent is living closest to the school in the feeder zone
• WA2 – A child has a sibling at the school
• WA3 – Parent works within a feeder zone of a school
• WA4 – Parent’s home address is within a 30-kilometer radius of a school
• WB – Parent’s home address is beyond a 30-kilometer radius of a school
• WA5 – Schools of focus learning

Documents to Submit to the Schools You have applied for Admission

Once you are done with your online registration for 2023, you would be required to submit the following documents to the school that you chose while applying. The list of all the necessary documents will appear on the confirmation note of application for SA citizens and Non-SA citizens.

Therefore, whether the child is entering into Grade 1 or going to Grade 8, the following are the documents that you will need to submit:

• Your identification document as the parent or legal guardian
• The birth certificate of the learner
• Proof of your home or work address
• Immunization/clinic document which should prove that the child does not have tuberculosis, tetanus, hepatitis B, polio, measles, and diphtheria (if the child is applying as Grade 1 learner)
• If the child is in another school, you will need to supply the most recent report of the child

However, if the learner is non-South African, you should submit the documents including:

• The passport of the parent or legal guardian
• Proof of your home or work address
• The Asylum Seeker or Refugee Permit of the child
• The most current academic report card of the school where the child is presently (if the child is applying for Grade 8)

Make sure that you bring all these documents within the period of seven days of the online application for school admission.