Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has apologised to parents for the delay in the opening of the online admission system which was scheduled to go live on Monday morning.
They system would be open from Monday for parents to familiarise themselves with it but can only file applications from next week Monday.
The amendments to the admission regulations include the redefining of the feeder zones and the administration of admissions.
The Gauteng Education Department has given parents of grade one and eight pupils until Friday to visit the school they were allocated and finalise the process.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the backlog is as a result of parents not submitting their applications on time.
#702Breakfast received a concerning tweet detailing how there are still thousands of grade 1 pupils on the waiting lists in Gauteng.
Gauteng Education MEC Lesufi says that he's pleased that parents are beginning to accept that the online application system is the future and has made all schools accessible to ordinary South Africans.
