The Basic Education Department said about 2% of all pupils in the country have opted not to return to the classroom.
Education MEC says the province has introduced measures for parents who aren't comfortable in sending their kids back to school.
AfriForum is seeking legal action following claims by the MEC of an alleged assassination plot against him last year.
This stems from allegations that Lesufi made last year that the organisation was trying to assassinate him.
Although many parents managed to register their children on the first day, there was a problem with the link to the Department of Home Affairs database.
The online application process for grades 1 and 8 pupils opened on Thursday morning for the 2021 academic year.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi made the announcement on Monday afternoon while giving an update on the resumption of the 2020 academic year.
The 2020 academic year finally resumed after more than two months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown regulations.
Lesufi said the suspension of construction work under levels 4 and 5 of the lockdown had delayed the completion of renovations at many government schools in the province.
Lesufi gave an update on the readiness of schools for next week during the province's COVID-19 weekly update after DBE Minister Angie Motshekga made a u-turn on an earlier decision to reopen schools on 1 June, giving 8 June as the new date.
Malcolm Williams was suspended by Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi in January as part of the process to investigate the tragic death of 13-year-old Enock Mpianzi at the beginning of the year.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited Ga-Rankuwa Primary School, north of Pretoria on Tuesday to assess the state of readiness.
The MEC on Thursday gave an update on Gauteng province’s state of readiness ahead of the re- opening of schools next month.
It’s understood the pair were found in possession of suspected stolen property linked to break-ins in Katlehong and Sebokeng.
In the latest fire, Soshanguve High School was severely damaged on Wednesday. It is the fourth school to be targeted in the area during the national lockdown.
The report has recommended that action be taken against the relevant educators and headmaster and that there was liability by the school in the death of the grade 8 pupil while on a school camp.
Parents made the request, claiming they were not consulted about the media's presence.
The family met with the Gauteng Education Department to discuss the findings of the report, just hours before it's scheduled to be made public at a briefing on Wednesday evening.
