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Late registrations open for Grade1 and 8 learners in Gauteng

Late registrations are now open for Gauteng public schools for Grade 1 and Grade 8. The Gauteng Department of Education says the online admissions opened on Tuesday for those who have not yet secured a space for the New Year.

The department says walk-in centres will open on 18 January 2021. Gauteng education spokesperson, Steve Mabona says the systems will close on 22 January.

Gauteng education department

“All those parents who applied in June/July, unfortunately, may not reapply because the system will not allow them to do so. Parents of unplaced learners may continue to choose available schools in the system and those who could not upload documents may also upload accordingly. It is important to note that, up to so far, we have placed over 211 000 learners across our schools Gauteng.

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Source: sabcnews