2017 school registration
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School gates open for the 2017 academic year
While it’s all systems go for the start of school the Gauteng Education Dept is still working to place thousands of children.
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Gauteng ready for 2017 academic year - dept
Gauteng Education Department’s spokesperson Oupa Bodibe says it’s all systems go on Wednesday as schools in the province reopen.
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Back to school: Parents who applied late may have to wait until end of Feb
Thousands are expected back at school tomorrow but about 45,000 grade 1 & 8 pupils still don’t have places in provincial schools.
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Back to school: 58,000 pupils still not placed due to late applications
The Basic Education Dept says parents will be notified via SMS by this week on where their children have been placed.
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Gauteng Education MEC warns parents over school placements
Gauteng's Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says they will only be attending to those who are currently on the waiting list.
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‘Overcrowding still an issue Gauteng classrooms’
The Basic Education Department says continued overcrowding in classrooms will impact on the quality of the education provided.
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MEC: Limited number of schools can accommodate grade 1 & 8 in 2017
Panyaza Lesufi says 200,000 pupils have been placed so far while about 82,000 have not.
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GP education dept urges parents to confirm school placement offers
The department says over 50,000 parents of pupils in grade 1 and 8 have been offered spaces for the 2017 academic year.
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Lesufi: Over 6,000 placed in Gauteng schools for 2017
The department says its received over 200,000 applications since it launched the online system.
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Lesufi happy with progress over online registration process
The GDE MEC has given an update on the status of the new online application process for grade 1 & 8s.
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GDE officials to be deployed to assist with online registrations
Panyaza Lesufi says the department has received more than 180,000 applications since the launch.
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Walk-in registrations for grade 1 & 8 a thing of the past - Lesufi
The MEC yesterday announced a technical problem with the GDE online registration process has been resolved.
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MEC Lesufi: Online registration now working
The launch of Gauteng Education's online application site was delayed due to technical problems.
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GDE website still down, frustration grows
The process had to be postponed last week due to problems with the portal, which led it to it crashing.
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‘GDE’s online registration will withstand high traffic volumes’
The dept says a team of experts has been appointed to monitor the system when it goes live next week.
