Western Cape Education Department

Criminals target Western Cape schools during holiday period

Western Cape schools again fell victim to criminal activity during the December/January school holidays. While the Western Cape Education...

This morning I visited Hector Peterson Secondary School in Wallacedene to celebrate the release of the individual 2022 National Senior...

The results of the 2022 National Senior Certificate exams will be announced today and tomorrow. All statements and soundbites will be posted...

We are delighted that the Western Cape matric Class of 2022 has beaten the odds and increased our provincial matric pass rate to 81.4%, with...

This morning, Premier Alan Winde joined me for a visit to Starling Primary School, to celebrate the start of the 2023 school year and...

On Wednesday, 18 January 2023, Premier Alan Winde will join Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, and the WCED’s Superintendent...

We are aware of various representatives of political parties currently undertaking visits to our schools as we start the school year, and...

The Western Cape Education Department is ready for the 2023 school year, with 35 872 teachers and 7 578 public service staff returning to...

As of 20 December 2022, 99% of our Grade 1 and 8 learners had been placed at schools for the start of the school year, with 680 learners...

Honourable Chairperson, Our budget is indeed a ‘Framework for Hope’: Hope for our parents, Hope for our teachers, And most crucially, hope...