Western cape education department
WC matriculants to kick off finals exams with English papers
In the Western Cape, nearly 74,073 pupils will write the National Senior Certificate exams.
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WCED backs Basic Education Dept's move to adjust matric exam timetable
The Basic Education Department has today announced matric exams will start a few days earlier to accommodate the local government elections on 1 November.
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Western Cape education dept urges matriculants to get COVID jab
With matric exams drawing closer, MEC Debbie Schafer has encouraged those aged 18 and over to get their shots.
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WCED: We are ready to welcome pupils, staff back to school on Monday
On Saturday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that the sector was ready to reopen schools depending on what President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his address on Sunday night.
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WCED aims to place all pupils by beginning of schools second term
Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said they had a number of plans for the second term, including 129 mobile classrooms and additional teaching posts.
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WCED finds school placements for Eerste River learners being taught under trees
Community members allegedly set up an illegal school along Old Faure Road in Forest Village.
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ANC slams WC education dept for failing to place over 6,000 pupils
The ANC in the Western Cape said it would be lodging complaints with the Human Rights Commission, the Public Service Commission, and the Public Protector on Friday.
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WCED finds no evidence of racism at Brackenfell High
According to eNCA the department's preliminary report has cleared the school of racism.
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WCED calls on Cosatu, other organisations to denounce defunding of education
The department said the severe budget cuts requested by National Treasury would further increase the challenges pupils in the province face.
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Back to school for over 90,000 Gr 7 pupils in the Western Cape
The president last month announced pupils across the country, excluding grade seven and matric pupils, would go on a four-week break due to fears over COVID-19 outbreaks.
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WC matrics return to school smoothly, says provincial department
Grade 12's returned to class on Monday they now have to knuckle down for their finals amid a disrupted school calendar.
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WCED will not prioritise vandalised schools over others, says MEC Schäfer
A classroom and library at Marconi Beam Primary in Milnerton were set alight on Monday night. And the school hall at Sinenjongo High School in Joe Slovo was torched the following evening.
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WCED: Phasing in of grades R, 6 & 11 has been hassle-free
The three grades joined grade 7s and matrics, while remaining grades will be phased in over the next few weeks.
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WCED: Grade 12s need to be at school every day to prepare for exams
Grade 7s and matrics returned to school at the start of the month while other grades will be phased in July and August.
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Delft school to be deep cleaned after confirmed COVID-19 case
Teachers and other staff returned to work for the first time on Monday since schools closed a week before the national lockdown was implemented in late March.
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‘We demand a new school for non-Afrikaans-speaking pupils’ – Klapmuts parents
Parent have asked where they should send their children as English is not a medium of instruction at Klapmuts Primary.
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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.
