First day of school
'Lesufi must own up to failing registration system'
Parents are angry as more than 30,000 pupils still need to be placed in schools before they can start with this year's academic programme.
It wasn’t all smiles and excitement for some pupils at Levana Primary School in Lavender Hill as they began their school career.
These eager Western Cape pupils say they know exactly what they want to become... even before the start of their first lesson.
The dept says with plans to build a school monthly, it's cautiously optimistic about the prospect of a smooth placement process.
The Western Cape Education Department is implementing plans to ensure around 18,000 learners are placed in schools.
Panyaza Lesufi unveiled the state of the art Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela Primary in Braamfischerville on Wednesday.
The first day of the academic school year went off without intimidation or violence on Wednesday.
Parents have been gathering at Badirileng High in Khutsong in the hope that their children will be placed there.
Dr Jack & Curtis
It’s the first day of school and a new batch of grade 1s are taking the first steps into their future. Watch these cuties tackle their first day at big school.
Children across the country go to school for the first time, and EWN brings you the visuals through the lenses.
Schools still face shortfalls in sanitation and infrastructure and pupils are suffering.
The education department says 99 percent of WC pupils are registered for the 2014 academic year.
There’s lots of excitement as Western Cape schools begin the new academic year.
WC Education says it is ready for the 2013 academic year.