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HOD brings the message of “Leapfrogging inequality” across to all education districts.
WCED HOD Brian Schreuder has recently been visiting education districts to communicate the Vision of the WCED for Quality Education. While...
Extremely late applications for 3 579 Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners received since 1 January 2024
We have been hard at work since before schools reopened to find places for learners in the 2024 school year, and to complete our extensive...
Wynberg Girls Junior School uses digital innovation to teach entrepreneurship and e-commerce skills
On Friday, 25 September 2020, Wynberg Girls’ Junior School (WGJS) in Cape Town launched its very first e-trading day. Traditionally, every...
WCED offers support for schools to attend My Future 4.0 Summit
With only three weeks to go, schools are urged to make a booking for learners to attend the My Future 4.0 Next Level Skills and Career...
The story of King Book Fly wins the 2023 Story Stars competition!
This morning, I visited Kenridge Primary School to announce the 2023 Story Stars winners! Story Stars is an annual creative writing...
2023 systemic test results show improvement across all school phases
The results of our annual systemic tests for 2023 are now available, which show an improvement in Mathematics and Language scores across all...
Second chance matric: Registration for the May/June NSC closes this Friday!
The Western Cape Education Department encourages all learners who did not achieve their desired results in the 2023 National Senior...
Debate on Vote 5: Education Adjustment Budget
2023/24 Spending plans We tabled a massive R29.55 billion main budget to deliver quality education earlier this year, which was the largest...
We are fighting to place learners despite massive blow to our budget
Over the past 5 years, on average, the number of learners in Western Cape schools has increased by 19 000 each year, and additional learners...
Minister Maynier urges the #ClassOf2023 to celebrate responsibly
With the end of the 2023 matric exams approaching, the #ClassOf2023 is looking forward to a well-deserved break and to celebrating their...