Ten years ago, whilst applying to a former model C high school in the Cape Town area for this daughter, Adiel Ismail, noticed that the schools admissions policies for learners were not aligned with the Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) policies. Ismail then went ahead to query these policies. These[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has announced an investment of R1.2bn into E-learning, with the intention of providing better access to information for students and schools across the province. The funds will largely be ploughed into the setting up, as well as upgrading of internet and wireless network facilities[…]
A group of 14 schools earmarked for closure in 2012 by former education MEC Donald Grant will, at least for 2015, function as if the threat of closure never existed. This is according to Save Our Schools co-ordinator Vanessa le Roux, who says an agreement was brokered between the organization,[…]
As the 2015 school year commenced on Wednesday, many children and parents in Mitchell’s plain are still struggling to get placed in schools, as the number of children starting school and high school increases year on year. The Mitchell’s Plain Education Forum’s (MPEF) chairperson Colleen Horswell said even after pressure[…]
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has acknowledged that there were several factors and changes in the education system that may have contributed to a drop in the province’s overall matric pass rate. The final ratings for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams were revealed by Basic Education minister Angie[…]
ANC Western Cape leader Marius Fransman on Wednesday praised the individuals who fought for 17 schools in the province to stay open. His praise comes even though the Supreme Court of Appeals on Tuesday confirmed that 16 of the schools earmarked last year by former MEC for Education Donald Grant[…]
The ANC on Wednesday praised those who fought to keep open 17 schools in the Western Cape, despite the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) confirming the closure of all but one of them. “The ANC praises all who put up a brave fight against the arbitrary closure of Western Cape[…]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has given the Western Cape education department the go ahead to close all but one of the 17 schools earmarked for closure in 2012, Business Day reported on Wednesday. In his judgment on Tuesday Judge Eric Leach said the education MEC had the power under[…]
With the school year having drawn to a close and students eagerly awaiting their end of year results, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has stressed that the withholding of report cards for students with outstanding fees will not be tolerated. This comes as many schools have taken to using[…]
As the current school year draws to a close, damning statistics reveal almost 10 500 children in the Western Cape are likely to be without a school for the 2015. With the enrollment period having concluded in 2015, many schools have been left packed to capacity and unable to accept[…]
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