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CT forum calls for permanent solution from govt over school placement issues
Provincial spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said an additional 109 mobile classrooms were placed in areas where there was a high demand.
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Mossel Bay teen appears in court for alleged rape of fellow pupil
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it’s understood the rape happened at a party over the weekend. Both learners are 17.
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‘They were called trees’: WCED says no evidence of afro comments at CT school
Black and coloured teenagers from a Blue Downs school said they were told to plait their hair and tie up their afros.
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WCED condemns fight between two grade 10 pupils
Earlier this week, a fight broke out at the school between two grade 10 girls.
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Pupil stabbed by fellow learner at Stellenbosch school
The Western Cape Education Department confirmed that a grade 8 learner was attacked by a grade 9 pupil at Cloetesville High School.
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Pastor denies making homophobic remarks at Kuils River school
It's understood some parents and learners were upset by statements he made during a talk at De Kuilen High School on Friday and complained.
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Western Cape Education to beef up security at high risk schools
The department's Safe Schools directorate has arranged increased security at some of the schools they have identified as high risk.
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'When schools become prisons': CT school in battle against burglars
Security lights, sirens, cameras and even the fire hose are all caged up at Bergville Primary School after thieves struck during the holidays.
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WC parents urged to enroll children for 2020, deadline is today
Since 15 February, the online admissions system has processed more than 192,000 applications. The deadline is by close of business on Friday.
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At least 17 children stabbed at WC schools since start of 2019
A grade nine learner was stabbed in the chest at Rusthof Secondary School in Lwandle on Tuesday.
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Protesting Parkwood residents want WCED to rebuild damaged schools
The organisation’s Paul Phillips says at this school, the building is falling apart with windows that cannot open and asbestos roofs.
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WCED sets aside R25m for repairs as criminals target schools
Modderdam High School in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, is one of the worst affected schools and is appealing for assistance.
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Over 150 burglary & vandalism incidents reported at WC schools since Jan
Broken toilets, windows and ceilings, these are just some of the damages at Modderdam High School.
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Drugs, weapons among items confiscated from Mitchells Plain pupils
The Western Cape Education Department says the operation was conducted after reports of an increase in drugs and weapons at at Woodlands Secondary.
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Bishop Lavis pupil involved in school stabbing to be suspended
The Western Cape Education Department says the learner who was stabbed at .John Ramsay High School on Monday is recovering in hospital.
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Increase in pupils at WC schools not unusual, says dept
The department says the high growth in the number of pupils at schools is not unusual for the start of the school year.
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3 CT schools now have marine sciences as subject
The Two Oceans Aquarium has partnered with schools to offer grade 10 learners a chance to learn more about the world’s oceans.
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High court rules in favour of Uitzig High School staying open
The school was closed after the provincial Education Department in March 2017 resolved to have it closed because the facility's infrastructure had become unsafe due to vandalism.
