Department of basic education
Cancellation of mid-year matric exam won't impact pupils that badly - Metcalfe
Mid-year exams for matrics have been scrapped this year to give pupils more time to cover the curriculum.
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DBE to rely on COVID data when pupils return to classes full time
Officials have stressed vigilance is critical and their strategy will be updated regularly according to changes in risks.
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DBE prepares to get teachers jabbed ahead of pupils returning to school daily
From 26 July, pupils from grade R to 7 including those from schools for children with special needs will be returning to classes under the traditional timetable.
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FS, NC record alarming surges in COVID cases in schools in 1 week
The Free State alone accounts for 174 new cases while the Northern Cape has recorded 264 positive cases.
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DBE urges victims of bullying to report perpetrators to combat issue at schools
The nationwide anti-bullying campaign kicked off in Orange Farm on Friday ahead Of Child Protection Week, which runs from 31 May to 7 June, aimed at preventing the violent cycle of bullying in schools.
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Dept of Basic Education to go on anti-bullying drive at schools
Government said that it aimed to utilise Child protection Week, which runs from 31 May to 7 June, to prevent the vicious cycle of violence in schools.
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Gauteng’s R431m schools disinfecting saga: SIU freezes providers’ accounts
It’s understood that hundreds of companies that appeared to have had no expertise or prior experience in the cleaning industry benefitted from the projects.
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DBE: Rise in COVID cases in schools reflects what’s happening in communities
The sector is calling on citizens to adhere to all health and safety protocols as the country experiences a surge in infections.
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Dept of Basic Education says school closure rumours are fake news
"This type of malicious content is created with the express intent to cause confusion and mislead the public."
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DBE backs call for full probe into pupil's drowning at Equal Education camp
Avethandwa Nokhangela (15) got swept out to sea while swimming at a beach near East London on Thursday and her body was discovered washed up the following morning.
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DBE: Hard lockdown hampered progress of improving school infrastructure
The department said that one of the biggest challenges it faced during the hard lockdown was the fact that no construction could take place.
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WC DA blames national govt for high number of unplaced pupils in province
The Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Lorraine Botha said that national government was doing a great disservice to learners as the funds allocated simply did not meet the education needs of the Western Cape.
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Section27 reiterates demand for dept's plan to eradicate pit toilets at schools
The organisation is returning to the High Court in three weeks’ time to continue its fight for safe, dignified and sanitary school toilets in Limpopo.
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Section27 to continue battle to end pit toilet use at Limpopo schools
Section27 said that the provincial and national education departments had indicated all Limpopo schools would only have safe toilets between 2028 and 2030.
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Pupils across SA return to class as term two kicks off
With COVID-19 protocols still in place, lessons are still being split to ensure adequate social distancing.
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DBE: Contact & noncontact sports to resume at schools but without spectators
The changes have been gazetted.
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Wrapping up term 1: WCED commends schools’ resilience to cope under COVID
But at least now the first academic term is almost behind pupils, teachers, staff, and parents.
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Case against girl who assaulted Lufuno Mavhunga postponed to Tuesday
The teenager made her first appearance in the Thohoyandou Children's Magistrates Court earlier on Friday.
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KZN Education Dept launches probes into 3 officials over matric bootcamp
Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has on Tuesday revealed that the Harry Gwala District director Sindi Zakuza-Njakazi masterminded the irregular appointment of the Boniwe Rehabilitation Centre in Umzinto to host a matric boot camp during the COVID-19 second wave late last year.
