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Western Cape Education Department: About Us

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is responsible for early childhood development, primary and secondary school education in the...

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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...

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WCED learners to represent SA in the African Spelling Bee

The Western Cape Provincial African Spelling Bee winners participated in the National Preliminaries at Sun City, in the Northwest Province...

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Media alert: Growsmart Competition – 2023 winner ceremony!

Tomorrow, the winners of the 2023 Growsmart Literacy and Mathematics competition will be announced! Grade 4, 5 and 6 learners competing in...

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Promoting Positive Behaviour in our schools!

The Western Cape Education Department hosted the annual Positive Behaviour Day on 17 May 2023, at the Positive Behaviour Intervention and...

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Western Cape Education Department Budget Speech 2013

Speaker Honourable Premier Fellow Members of Cabinet The Honourable Leader of the Opposition Honourable Members of the Provincial Parliament...

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Minister Grant speaks at Innovation Africa Summit

Fellow Ministers, Government representatives, Delegates, Honoured guests, Ladies and gentleman. Good Morning. Goeie môre. Molweni. I am...

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FET achievers awards ceremony

Super-Intendant General of the WCED, Penny Vinjevold, Chief Directors and officials of the WCED, CEOs and Deputy CEOs, Award winners and...

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Celebrating our province's top achievers in the 2011 Literacy and Numeracy Awards

It is with great pleasure that I am here tonight to celebrate the achievements of schools that have produced excellent results and...

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NSC Awards for outstanding achievement by learners and schools in 2011

Premier Helen Zille, All dignitaries welcomed by the Master of Ceremonies, Ladies and gentlemen, I am so proud and honoured to be here today...

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