The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has urged parents to approach their nearest school or district office in order to secure a last minute spot for their child for the upcoming academic year. The enrollment period for 2016 officially shut on the 30th December, but parents can still approach schools[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has warned that it will investigate complaints from parents whose children’s reports are being withheld for any reason. Schools will issue report cards to learners across the province this week when the academic year ends for learners on Wednesday. Education MEC Debbie Shafer says[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has launched a final plea for parents to ensure their children have been enrolled at a school or risk exclusion from the 2016 academic year. The department has made several calls throughout the year in order to get parents to be more proactive, but[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has warned that police and law enforcement will be on high alert at schools on Guy Fawkes Day on Thursday. The department is concerned by the numbers of learners who do not attend school in order to participate in Guy Fawkes Day activities. Often[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has processed 128 545 school student applications for the 2016 academic year, with 118 429 of those applicants having successfully been placed in an institution thus far. The announcement comes amid a second call from the department for parents to honour school enrollment deadlines,[…]
A game described as “demonic” is sowing fear amongst school students across the Cape Flats, with principals taking a hard-line stance against pupils caught trying it out. ‘Charlie Charlie’, which mirrors something of a makeshift oujia board, involves two pencils placed on top of one another across a piece of[…]
An incorrect exam timetable distributed in a publication to Western Cape matric pupils is not official, the provincial education department said on Tuesday. “The department issued a circular to schools with the final amended timetable on May 21 2015. The Department of Basic Education could still amend the timetable further,”[…]
While the Western Cape education department tallies the cost of repairs as a result of theft and vandalism, it has confirmed a drop in the number of incidents reported in comparison to the same period last year. Education MEC Debbie Schafer said in a statement that 18 incidents had been[…]
With the winter school holidays having ended, pupils return to their classrooms, well prepared, to begin the third term of the schooling year. The Western Cape Education Department’s Ministerial spokesperson, Jessica Shelver says much has been done for learners from both primary and secondary schools to prepare them for the[…]
Parents have been advised to enrol their children early for the next academic year. The enrolment deadline for the 2016 school year has been shifted forward to allow for better logistical preparations on the part of schools and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). The registration process is conducted during[…]
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