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Department of Education

Learner Admissions

Service ID:
10107
Topics:
Education and Learning
Admissions
WCED Call Centre: 0861 819 919 | Hours: 07h30 - 17h00
Admission Walk-in Centre (Head Office) Hours: 07h30 - 16h00

For Admission enquiries OR If you are experiencing issues with receiving your reset password – please contact the Admissions Call Centre on 0861 819 919

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Click here to submit an application for Grade R, 1 and 8.

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Step-by-step guide

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Reset Password

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Admissions Help at Malls & Schools | Pop-ups (Activation sites)
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District Officials

Grade R, 1 & 8 applications

Track Application

 

Parents | Guardians MUST upload the following certified supporting documents:

 

  • Identification (any of the following): 
    • Identity document (ID) / birth certificate (learner)
    • Foreign learners: a passport / a copy of parent’s refugee or asylum seeker permit on which the learner’s name should appear
    • If the learner of foreign parents was born in South Africa (SA): a handwritten birth certificate (DHA 19 form).
    • If the learner was not born in SA: a passport/a refugee or asylum seeker permit issued in the learner’s name.
  • Immunisation card / Road to Health chart (pre-primary and primary schools only)
  • Latest official school / academic report of learner
  • Proof of residence e.g. rates account / lease agreement / an affidavit made at a police station confirming residence

 

School admissions:

 

  • Apply to at least 3 schools (Including the ones closest to your home)
  • Indicate your order of preference on the system

Documents required for Learner Admissions

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Parents | Guardians MUST upload the following certified supporting documents:

 

  • Identification

    • Identity document (ID) or birth certificate of the learner and parent/caregiver;
    • If a foreign learners: a passport or a copy of parent’s refugee or asylum seeker permit on which the learner’s name should appear;
    • If the learner has foreign parents but was born in South Africa: a handwritten birth certificate (DHA 19 form); and parent/caregiver identification or
    • If the learner was not born in South Africa: a passport or a refugee or asylum seeker permit issued in the learner’s name and parent/caregiver identification.

     

  • Immunisation card / Road to Health chart (pre-primary and primary schools only)
  • Latest official school / academic report of learner
  • Proof of residence e.g. rates account / lease agreement / an affidavit made at a police station confirming residence

 

Video Tutorials and Step-by-step Guides

Tutorials for Parents | Guardians
Video Tutorials
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YouTube video: Admissions Register as a parent Part 1

 

YouTube video: Learner Application Admissions 2026 - Part 2

 

Step-by-step guides | Grade R, 1 & 8

 

How to register and apply

 

How to RESET your password

 

Get ready for the 2026 school year: Poster

Learner Transfers | Grades 2-7 and Grades 9-12

Applications for transfer requests for Grades 2-7 and Grades 9-12 open on 4 August 2025.

 

Transfer applications must be done online.

 

Parents or caregivers will be required to fill out the online form and submit the following relevant supporting documentation: 

 

  • The last school report card;
  • ID, birth certificate, passport, study permit or proof of application or police affidavit; and
  • Proof of address or police affidavit.

FAQ | Admissions

Admissions T&Cs