By: Natasha Archary Image: Adobe Stock Incomplete 2025 learner applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 placements is a cause for concern for the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE). MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation Matome Chiloane urged parents to ensure their online applications are complete in order to secure their children a place in public schools for the 2025 academic year. "We strongly urge parents to complete […]
Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe Stock Over 500K Grade 1s and Grade 8s have applied for school in Gauteng. In the six days since the system's July 11, 2024, launch, more than half a million applications for Grades 1 and 8 have been submitted. The Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation, Mr. Matome Chiloane, reported on the latest figures of the 2025 online admissions application system. Chiloane […]
By: Natasha Archary The Gauteng Department of Education (DOE) has launched an investigation into the Glenvista High School fight between a teacher and a learner. A video clip of a teacher at the school and a pupil involved in a physical altercation went viral on Friday, 03 May. In the video, a Grade 9 male learner and a teacher can be seen violently fighting, with chairs and tables being thrown […]
Image: Rodnae Productions Pexels 81% of Grade 4 students are unable to read to comprehend, study reveals. According to PIRLS data given by the Department of Basic Education on Tuesday, 81% of Grade 4 students were unable to read for meaning in any of South Africa's 11 official languages in 2021. The study indicates that the state of South African children's reading levels has been poor for some time, Point […]
By: Natasha Archary Image: Pexels Gauteng parents have expressed with outrage their rejection of the proposed BELA bill put forward by the Department of Basic Education (DBE). The bill which proposes a number of changes to the educational requirements of children, could land parents in prison for up to 12 months, for keeping their children from attending school. According to parents, the proposed bill seeks to give the DBE and […]
By: Natasha Archary The Gauteng Department of Education is expected to launch a probe into a Mamelodi school for reportedly excluding pregnant learners. This after the online publication, GroundUp requested comment from the Department regarding the school's admission policy. Stanza Bopape Secondary School has seemingly implemented a policy that will as of 2023 exclude pregnant learners. In January, the school revised its policy which states in section 7 of its […]
By: Natasha Archary Security has been upgraded as the Department of Education (DOE) prepares for the 2022 matric final exams. In a bid to prevent cheating and paper leaks, the Gauteng DOE has tight measures in place and believes this years exams will run smoothly. Addressing media, head of the department, Edward Mosuwe said that not only has security around the papers been upgraded with stricter protocols but they are […]
By: Natasha Archary The Department of Basic Education is said to be investigating a defamatory video about Kelly Khumalo, involving primary school learners. In a clip that went viral last week, a group of children hurl insults at Kelly Khumalo, blaming her for the murder of Senzo Meyiwa. The video which was seemingly recorded by an educator, included the children singing, "I hate Kelly Khumalo. She is a Johannesburg b***h […]
By: Natasha Archary The matric class of 2022 will begin mid-year examinations on Monday, 9 May. All systems are in place to ensure that KwaZulu-Natal matriculants affected by the flood will be able to sit for the exams. Even if learners have lost their identity documents, provision will be made as the department has documented all registered candidates. Last year the department scrapped mid-year exams to allow learners time to […]
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