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Response to ANC statement on Rustenberg Girls Junior School

I note the statement by Western Cape ANC education spokesperson, Theo Olivier, regarding the Rustenburg Junior school incident. As usual...

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Collaboration on school safety yields jail sentence for school vandals

I am delighted to announce that, after a long period of discussions between the WCED, the Western Cape Department of Community Safety, the...

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Two Bloemhof Girls High School learners take top two places nationally in the 2018 SADC Essay Competition

It gives me great pleasure to congratulate two Western Cape learners, both from Bloemhof Girls High School in Stellenbosch, for being placed...

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Matric update and appeal to part-time learners

Today, National Senior Certificate candidates will be writing Tourism and Information Technology. Tomorrow, they will be writing Mathematics...

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Schools to close on 12 December 2018

The WCED would like to clarify some of the confusion around the closure dates for the 2018 school year. Schools in this Province, as well as...

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Minister Schäfer wishes learners in the Western Cape good luck for the upcoming NSC exams

For the majority of our NSC candidates, Tuesday marks the start of the 2018 NSC examination period with many candidates across the Western...

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WCED HOD: We must together tackle substance abuse in our schools

Today I received yet another video of learners smoking dagga within school premises. This is becoming a common sight within our schools and...

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Cape Argus continues to mislead its readers unabated

The Cape Argus continues to mislead its readers unabated, with yet another distorted report published today on the draft Western Cape...

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Correction: Sinako High School learner in critical condition

Yesterday the WCED and the Sinako HS were informed by the South African Police Service that a Grade 8 learner had succumbed to his wounds...

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Ministers Schäfer and Grant appeal to metrorail and taxi associations to assist with learner transport for NSC exams

Yesterday, thousands of matric candidates across the province began writing the 2018 National Senior Certificate examinations. Many of these...

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