Department of education
Lesufi to give update on grade 1-8 online application process for 2021
The department announced earlier this year that it had received more than 68,000 applications within just days of opening up the placement process.
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With matric exams to start today, Sadtu worried about COVID-19 effects on pupils
With South Africa among the most unequal societies in the world, Sadtu is worried that pupils from low-income households have not been adequately equipped to deal with the challenges of COVID-19 ahead of this year's exams.
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DBE releases combined 2020 matric exam timetable! Here's what it looks like
The class of 2020 was not able to write the June mid-year exams as schools were still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
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Cosas: Public school closures will give independent schools academic advantage
Cosas threatened to shutdown private institutions on Monday following government’s announcement last week that all public schools would be closed for four weeks.
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EC has highest number of pupils infected with COVID-19, Parliament told
The province has 270 learners from 154 schools affected, where 271 staff have also tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Naptosa: Schools haven’t reached half the number of pupils with e-learning
Schools have been closed for almost two months as the country continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nzimande calls for scientific research to be more accessible
Blade Nzimande addressed the opening of the fifth science forum in Pretoria on Wednesday.
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Limpopo school principal who slapped pupils in video suspended
Lucas Maesela from the Bopedi Bapedi Secondary School near Sekhukhune was served with the suspension letter earlier on Wednesday.
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Motshekga: TALIS findings a useful benchmark for improving education sector
The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) revealed, amongst other things, that levels of violence and intimidation at South African schools were among the highest of those nations surveyed.
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Educators Union of SA: Teachers have no choice but to arm themselves
The teacher’s union was reacting to the killing of an educator at the Masuku Primary School in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday.
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Murder accused Forest High teen appears in court
The grade 11 pupil allegedly stabbed and killed an 18-year-old grade eight pupil in what was said to be a fight between two rival groups.
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Education Dept impressed with number of matrics writing mid-year exam
These exams, which started on Thursday, replaced the February and May senior certificate exams.
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Lesufi weighs in on new school admission regulations
The department says the guidelines will be gazetted soon and will expand the provinces feeder zones for schools to 30 kilometres as opposed to the previous 5 kilometres.
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AG raises red flags over provincial depts’ state of finances
The departments of Health, Education and Public Works account for just over half of all provincial budgets and are responsible for key programmes. The AG's report says these departments were in 'a bad state'.
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UDM welcomes sentencing of Education Dept official for bribery
It’s understood Mbhazima Mabasa was found guilty of demanding a bribe from a university student before approving their bursary.
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Dept: Mahikeng schools not safe for pupils, teachers amid protests
Classes were disrupted following unconfirmed reports that a school was set alight on Thursday.
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Education Dept: No processed meats served on school feeding programme
The department says the programme feeds about nine million pupils on a daily basis but meals are entirely safe for consumption.
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Cosas marches to be heard on transformation
Pupils from schools in Ekurhuleni, Pretoria and Johannesburg have joined Wednesday afternoon’s demonstration in JHB CBD.
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GED ready for 2016 matric examination
Over 800,000 grade 12 learners will be sitting for the national senior certificate examinations.
