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Second Gauteng matric exam marker succumbs to Covid-19
A 55-year-old marker has died at home after testing positive for Covid-19, making this the second person who has died…
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Gauteng education dept opens late online registrations for grades 1 and 8
Late online admissions for learners in grades 1 and 8 were opened by the Gauteng education department on Tuesday. “We…
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More pupils placed at schools in Gauteng
The Gauteng Education Department says it’s halved the number of unplaced pupils for 2021. MEC Panyaza Lesufi has congratulated his…
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Matric exam paper leak: Gauteng dept calls for tougher action
The Gauteng Education Department says it wants tough action against the person who leaked the Maths paper. Education MEC, Panyaza…
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GDE offers Enock Mpianzi’s parents R700k compensation for his death
As the row between the family of Parktown Boys High School pupil Enock Mpianzi and the Gauteng Education Department continues,…
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1000s of Gauteng learners disappear from school radar since COVID outbreak
The Gauteng Education Department on Sunday said at least 53,000 pupils had not returned to school since the outbreak of…
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Gauteng grade 1 and 8 parents given a week to accept or decline placement offers
The Gauteng Education Department said parents who’ve used its online school admissions portal to apply for placement of their children…
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High school learner in Hammanskraal dies after poisoning herself
The death of another learner, who died in an accident and a teacher, who died while awaiting an organ transplant,…
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Joburg school closes as a precaution measure against #Coronavirus
The Gauteng Education Department says it will be engaging authorities from Grayston Preparatory School on its decision to close the…
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Enock Mpianzi’s death: Report finds principal, teachers were negligent
Enock Mpianzi died because of the water activity he participated in went wrong. Investigators looking into the Grade 8 pupil’s…
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2 pupils killed in taxi crash in Olifantsfontein near Midrand
The Gauteng Education Department’s Steve Mabona said that MEC Panyaza Lesufi was on his way to the victims’ primary school.…
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Gauteng DoE disputes school placement report
The Gauteng Education Department is refuting a study on school placement problems. The Centre for Child Law says the department…
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Enoch Mpianzi timeline questioned as another pupil drowns
The Gauteng Education Department wants to know why it took Parktown Boys High a full day to report a missing…
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Gauteng DoE accepting late online school applications
The Gauteng Education Department says parents who haven’t found schools for their children will be able to make late online…
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619 pupils unplaced in Gauteng schools
The Gauteng Education Department says the number of unplaced pupils in the province has reduced to 619 grade eight applicants…
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Gauteng education department extends schools admission placement period to November 30
The Gauteng education department (GDE) has extended the schools admission placement period to November 30. The admissions application period for…
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Online school applications system officially live
The Gauteng education department can breathe a sigh of relief, as the online school admissions process for 2020, went live…
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