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Basic Education Minister reveals ECD migration facing multitude of challenges
The transition of the early childhood development (ECD) sector to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has faced significant challenges,…
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DA says real matric pass rate is 55.3%
As the country celebrates the highest matric pass rate since South Africa’s democracy, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has dampened the…
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Minister Nzimande concerned about violent nature of Wits student protests
Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has expressed concern about the violent nature of student protests at some…
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Parents worry about mental health of pupils awaiting placement in Gauteng
Some parents who were still waiting for their children to be placed in a school in Gauteng said that the…
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DBE: Service delivery protests in NW, GP & MP disrupt final matric exams
More than 1,200 grade 12 pupils in Mpumalanga missed an exam because of a violent protest. The service delivery protests…
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Basic Education Dept explores ways to abate load shedding in schools
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said it’s exploring ways to abate the energy crisis – which affects learning at…
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Calls for teachers to learn first aid to ensure learners’ safety in schools & on trips
Negligence in schools continues to be a huge problem and parents are questioning teachers’ capabilities of caring for kids in…
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Education Dept in talks with Treasury to resolve school infrastructure challenges
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has been engaging with the National Treasury in a bid to resolve infrastructure challenges…
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Load shedding: Eskom asked to consider the plight of learners during exams
Eskom has been asked to consider the plight of learners and students during exams when it institutes load shedding. SA…
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Over 40 000 markers to handle matric exam papers at 194 centres
More than 40,000 markers are set to handle the marking of the 2021 matric exams, the Department of Basic Education…
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Education Dept urges Eskom to minimise load shedding as matrics write final exams
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is urging Eskom, parents, and guardians of grade 12 pupils to help ease the…
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Angie Motshekga: We are ready for the 2021 matric exams
The announcement of the 2021 matric results will be made on January 20, with provinces releasing results the next day,…
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Komape family wins court battle 7 years after their son drowned in a pit toilet
The Limpopo High Court handed down judgment in favour of the Komape family on Friday, with an order compelling the…
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Here’s how to register to rewrite your matric supplementary exams
Candidates who registered to write this year’s matric May/June supplementary examinations but either missed, failed a subject, or want to…
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WC Education Department taken to task for rejecting Cuban specialists
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has been castigated for allegedly rejecting the offer from the Department of Basic Education…
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Education Dept says its making strides to get rid of pit toilets despite Limpopo court battle
While the Limpopo Education Department is facing a court battle over its failure to replace pit toilets at schools, the…
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DBE: Primary schools not forced to return all pupils on daily basis
As primary school pupils are expected to attend classes on a daily basis starting this week, the Department of Basic…
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Education department circular causes job loss panic among unvaccinated teachers
A wrongly worded circular has caused panic among unvaccinated teachers who fear they might lose their jobs. The Department of…
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Limpopo needs 1 more day to complete vaccine rollout for school staff, says Education Dept
The department of basic education (DBE) has the Limpopo province needs one more day to complete its vaccination rollout for…
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Education Dept urges victims of bullying to report perpetrators to combat issue at schools
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Saturday said violence in schools was a problem and bullying was not a…
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Friday cut-off to register for matric exam rewrites
The department of basic education (DBE) has urged the class of 2020 to register before the closing date on Friday…
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Education Dept encourages parents to report schools demanding registration fees
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is encouraging parents to report schools that demand registration fees as a pre-condition to…
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DBE invites 2020 matric pupils to register for May/June supplementary exams
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is inviting candidates to register for the 2021 May/June National Senior Certificate examinations which…
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Basic Education Department gives update on SA matric marking progress
The national Department of Basic Education (DBE) will on Monday give an update on the progress made in marking the…
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DBE launches security breach probe at Govt Printing Works over leaked exam papers
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Thursday said an investigation has been launched into a security breach at the…
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Court to hear AfriForum urgent bid against rewrite of leaked matric papers
The High Court in Pretoria will on Wednesday hear an urgent application by AfriForum challenging the Department of Basic Education…
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DBE cannot use blanket approach to deal with matric exam leaks, says AfriForum
AfriForum said the Department of Basic Education (DBE) could not use a blanket approach to deal with the matric exam…
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Matric pupil with Covid-19 barred from writing exams
A matric learner at Boost Academy, an independent school under the body the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (Sacai) was…
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Education dept investigates another leaked matric exam paper
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday evening announced that it was launching a probe into a Physical Science…
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CEM considering more security options to protect exam papers after 2nd leak
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday said that it had identified possible weaknesses in its systems amid matric…
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Unions slam education dept for compromising health of educators
The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) on Monday reiterated that no educator could be forced to invigilate…
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Education dept revises protocols to help schools manage COVID-19 cases during exams
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has issued a circular with revised protocols to assist schools to manage possible COVID-19…
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WC matric pupils who test positive for Covid-19 won’t be allowed on school premises
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will not allow pupils who have tested positive for Covid-19 to write their final…
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DBE says matrics with COVID-19 can write their final exams
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Health on Wednesday announced an agreement that learners who tested…
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Schools are ready for one million matrics to write exams, says Umalusi
Umalusi, the council for quality assurance in general and further education and training reported Friday morning on schools’ readiness to…
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Dept of Basic Education to recruit over 300 000 education assistants
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday said provinces were already making plans for the recruitment of education assistants.…
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Dept of Basic Education: No school should say it’s not ready for matric exams
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Wednesday said there shouldn’t be an excuse by any school around the country…
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Here is the new return plan for South African schools
Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has outlined the new return plans for South African schools. On Friday (3 July)…
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Concerns raised as Education department sends grades R, 6 and 11 pupils back to school
While the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has delayed the return of some pupils to classrooms, there are fears the…
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Changes in subjects and curriculum for schools in South Africa
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is constantly working towards aligning the curriculum to the demands of the Fourth Industrial…
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Private schools meet with DBE over exemptions as they prepare to reopen from 1 June
Independent schools have met with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to seek more clarity on a set of issues…
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