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School admissions and infrastructure update

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape As of 17h30 on Thursday, 16 March 2023, we have received...

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Schools are closed on Monday, 20 March 2023, for a planned school holiday

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We are aware of concerns that have been raised about the impact of...

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2022 systemic test results show that our interventions to reverse learning losses are working

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We published the 2021 systemic test results last year, which...

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Nehawu prevents parents and staff members from accessing WCED services

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape It is absolutely unacceptable that some striking Nehawu workers...

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Don’t wait! 2024 school admissions process has begun

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Applications for school admissions in the 2024 school year opened...

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Don’t wait! Get your 2024 school admission documents ready today!

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape On Monday, 13 March 2023, the 2024 school admission process begins...

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Extremely late applications continue to be submitted 6 weeks into the school year

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape The Western Cape Education Department has been hard at work since...

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Court hammers Codeta’s illegal blockade of learner transport

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape The Western Cape High Court today granted a final interdict against...

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Taxi mafia continues to prevent 1 800 children from attending school

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Despite an undertaking by the Congress of Democratic Taxi...

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Codeta backs down and suspends their blockade of learner transport

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Today I approached the Western Cape High Court to obtain an urgent...

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