If you are yet to submit your 2023 online school admission application for Grade 1 and Grade 8 in Gauteng, then it may be ideal for you to do so as soon as possible. The provincial education department’s closing deadline is due to come in the next few days. On Friday, 22 July 2022, the […]
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UCT Online High School Plan to Launch Adult Matric Programme
It has been a year since the University of Cape Town (UCT) launched its online school. The university received recognition within months of being launched. Recently, it has made an announcement of a few milestones worth noting. The University of Cape Town (UCT) launched its online High School at a time when parents and guardians […]
Sassa Urges Caregivers To Apply For The Child Support Grant
Financially vulnerable people who currently care for children on behalf of their deceased or non-present parents have been encouraged to submit their application of the Extended Child Support. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has also specified the grant’s eligibility criteria. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has recently called on parents to […]
Parents Struggle With Online School Admission Process
Next year’s online school admissions for Grade 1 and 8 learners in Gauteng are currently underway. While the department promised an improved application process, parents have said that they are having challenges using the system. The Department of Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) officially opened its 2023 online school applications for Grade 1 and Grade […]
When Will Final Matric Exams For 2023 Commence?
The countdown begins for the Final National Senior Certificate exams. 99 days until the first matric exam. Here is when the exams will take place and how you can prepare for them. The 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams will take place on Monday 31 October 2022. Grade 12 learners will be writing English Paper […]
School Admission Processes For 2023 Currently Underway
The 2023 School Admission Applications Now Underway. Parents and guardians are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure placement for their child. Elijah Mhlanga, the Basic Education Department’s spokesperson, advises that parents and guardians of children who are starting Grade 1 or Grade 8 next year apply to their respective provincial education […]
Update: Gauteng School Applications Open Tomorrow
Are you a parent or guardian looking to have your child admitted in Grade 1 or Grade 8 at a public school in Gauteng? Well, you are only one sunrise away from taking the first step in doing so. Parents and guardians who have been waiting for the 2023 Gauteng online school admission application window […]
How The Education Department Plans To Improve Rural Education
Improving the condition of schools located in rural parts of the country appears to be among the Basic Education Department’s main priorities. The department recently convened a meeting where it outlined how it has been working to execute this through a pilot project that is partly funded by entities in the private sector. The Department […]
Principals Lose Power To Purchase School Textbooks
According to reports, school principals in KwaZulu-Natal have been negatively affected by a letter received from the Education Department. The department has shared that there is good in the decision that it has taken. More than 600 school principals have been denied the permission to purchase textbooks for their schools by the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department. […]
Unisa Aims To Empower Youth Through Education
As many South Africans understand, youth month holds historical significance when it comes to the country’s education system. With the month that serves to commemorate the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprisings drawing to a close, senior officials from the Higher Education sector reflect on what it means to empower the youth through education. During a televised interview, […]