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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...

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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...

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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...

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Western Cape schools are full

As of 11 December 2023, we have allocated places for 120 778, or 99.43%, of the learners for whom applications were received for Grade 1 and...

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Minister Maynier urges the #ClassOf2023 to celebrate responsibly during matric rage events

With the end of the 2023 matric exams approaching, the #ClassOf2023 is looking forward to a well-deserved break and to celebrating their...

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Interdict granted against disruption of Blueridge School construction

The Western Cape High Court has issued an interim interdict to end the intimidation, criminal damage, and disruption of the construction of...

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New Schools Evaluation Authority Chief Evaluator announced

I am delighted to announce that Mr David Millar has been appointed as the Chief Evaluator of the Western Cape Schools Evaluation Authority...

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#ClassOf2023: Cheating in the matric exams is simply not worth it!

As we count down the final days to the start of the 2023 matric exams, we wish to issue a stern warning to candidates regarding cheating and...

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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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WC schools and districts win big at National Education Excellence Awards

Western Cape schools and districts bagged a host of awards at the National Education Excellence Awards, which took place in Kempton Park on...

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