Gauteng education dept receives over 459k online school admission applications
The process was delayed after some organisations threatened to take the department to court over its amended admissions regulations.
JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Department of Education said on Tuesday it was pleased with week two of its online admissions process.
The department said over 459,000 online applications had been received so far for 2020 admissions.
The process was delayed after several organisations threatened to take the department to court over its amended admissions regulations.
Some parents described the online system as quick and simple after it went live last week.
Department spokesperson Steve Mabona said: βIt is paramount to note that, the recorded applications are from 226 019 applicants. These figures simply indicate that, we probably have about 100 000 spaces remaining at our schools, for both grade one and eight, respectively.β
#2020GPOnlineAdmissions The online application system for the 2020 academic year for grade 1 and 8 pupils is officially live, Diepsloot parents are being assisted by Education officials. TK pic.twitter.com/Q8eGPXd71A
β EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 20, 2019
