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EFF threatens to close Pinelands High School after viral slave sale video
The EFF has called on the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to take punitive action against a group of learners…
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Students suspended over Cape Town school slave auction
Several Pinelands High School students have been suspended amid an outcry over an alleged racist incident. According to eNCA, the…
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WCED: Incident of alleged racism at Table View High School being probed
The Western Cape Education Department said that an investigation into alleged racism at Table View High School was underway. This…
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Another storm hits Western Cape as state of disaster officially declared
The inclement weather continues unabated in the Western Cape. With a level six warning issued for Saturday, authorities are concerned…
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Western Cape Education Dept to deploy specialists to under-performing schools after matic results
Education specialists will be deployed to Western Cape schools that did not perform well in the recent matric exams, the…
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Mitchells Plain school reeling after pupil knocked down by vehicle dies
A Mitchells Plain school is reeling following the death of a grade 1 learner after being knocked over by a…
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WCED: Significant budget cuts impacted plans to build 21 new schools
The Western Cape Education Department says a R790 million budget cut has impacted its plans to build 21 new schools…
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17-year-old kills fellow learner at school in alleged revenge attack over a chair
A fight over a chair ended up with a learner stabbed to death at a Samora Machel high school. The…
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People living along Heideveld school a safety risk for teachers and pupils, says WCED
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said that a group of people living on land alongside a school in Heideveld…
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Almost 30 Rhodes High learners suspended after last month’s violent celebrations
Twenty-six learners at Rhodes High School were suspended after a group of Grade 12s disrupted schooling and caused extensive damage…
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WC Education Dept urges parents to complete applications for 2024 school placements
The Western Cape Education Department is calling on parents and guardians to complete any outstanding applications for 2024 school placements.…
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WC Education Dept welcomes arrest of 17 people for stealing R12m from scholar transport grant
The Western Cape Education Department has welcomed the arrest of 17 people accused of stealing R12 million from the scholar…
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WC Education Dept calls for calm following scabies outbreak
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has called for calm as it deals with a scabies outbreak at two schools…
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WC Education Department sets 15 April as school admissions deadline
Thursday is the midway mark for the Western Cape’s 2023 school admissions process. Parents and guardians have until 15 April…
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WCED: 70 000 late applications received for 2022 school year
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said that it received over 70,000 late applications for the current school year. And…
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CT parents urged to prep enrolment documents ahead of 2023 school admission process
All parents and caregivers need to start preparing the necessary documents needed before the 2023 school admission process begins, the…
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WC Education Dept engaging with Malmesbury school after protest over overcrowding
The Western Cape Education Department said that it had been talking with a Malmesbury school after scores of pupils took…
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Cape Town teacher faces charge of s.e.xual grooming of girl
A school teacher from Atlantis is currently out on bail after he was arrested on a charge of s.e.xual grooming.…
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Bolt driver robbed by matric pupils in Cape Town
Four knife-wielding matric pupils from a Cape Town school were arrested in class after they robbed a Bolt driver during…
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Calls to beef-up security after teacher shot dead in his car in school parking area in Cape Town
The killing of a Grade 6 maths teacher at the Heinz Park Primary School in Philippi on Tuesday has left…
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Western Cape loses 104 teachers to Covid-19, majority infected in December
The Western Cape Education Department said 104 teachers in the province had succumbed to COVID-19-related complications since the start of…
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Western Cape education dept ready to kick off academic year as planned
The Western Cape Department of Education said plans were in place to ensure schools could welcome learners back. Schools are…
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18 Western Cape schools close for cleansing as COVID-19 cases increase
Eighteen schools in the province were closed for deep-cleaning yesterday as the number of positive Covid-19 cases rose to more…
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WCED reminds pupils & parents lockdown is not a holiday
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is reminding pupils and parents that the lockdown is not a holiday. Learning must…
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Seventh Cape school vandalised since closure for lockdown
Chumisa Primary School in Site B, Khayelitsha, is the latest institution to have been ransacked by criminals since schools closed…
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Cape Town primary school security guard fired amid allegations of s.e.xual abuse
A Cape Town primary school security guard has been fired after he allegedly s.e.xually abused a pupil, Times Live has…
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