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MEC Matome Chiloane calls for parent to be held accountable for principal’s shooting
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says parents of the 13-year-old learner who allegedly shot the principal of Primrose Primary School…
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Education MEC to visit Primrose Primary after shooting incident
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is expected to visit Primrose Primary School in Germiston on Monday, following an incident where…
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Gauteng Edu Dept: It’s believed learner shot school principal after he was chastised to study
The Gauteng Basic Department said it’s believed a learner shot his principal during school hours after being scolded to study.…
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Counseling offered after Grade 6 pupil allegedly shoots principal
The Gauteng Department of Education says it will be providing counselling and trauma support to Primrose Hill Primary School teachers…
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Gauteng Education Dept: Communities must be part of solutions in combatting gangsterism
The Gauteng Education Department says communities need to be part of the solution in combatting gangsterism. This comes after a…
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Learner dies after falling out of moving scholar transport bus in Pretoria
A Grade 6 learner from a school in Pretoria has died after he allegedly fell out of a moving scholar…
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Gauteng Education to conduct investigation into pupil’s drowning
Gauteng Education is roping in an independent legal firm to investigate how a Grade 7 female pupil from Laerskool Queenswood…
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Gauteng Education Dept launches independent investigation after Latoya Temilton’s death
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has recommended an independent investigation be launched after the death of 12-year-old Latoya Temilton on…
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Gauteng education dept says they will catch up as 1000s of pupils still not placed in schools
While school began a week ago, thousands of pupils in Gauteng have not yet started their academic year. Unhappy parents…
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Gauteng Education MEC lauds quality of matric results in township schools
The Gauteng Department of Education has lauded schools in townships for changing negative perceptions about the quality of education delivered…
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While Gauteng’s matric pass rate improved, more still needs to be done – says MEC Chiloane
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said that although there was an improvement in the province’s matric pass rate, more still…
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Matric 2024: Gauteng Education Department to award top-achieving candidates
The Gauteng Department of Education will award top-achieving matriculants from the province’s 2023 cohort in Sandton on Friday morning. The…
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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 Motshekga urges parents, teachers & pupils to work together to guarantee success of 2024 academic year
As South Africa on Wednesday officially kicked off the school year, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga urged parents, teachers, and…
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Gauteng Education Dept assures there’s still time to enroll your child
Parents whose children have not yet been placed at schools for the start of their primary or high school education…
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Parents wake up to find daughter raped & strangled to death in bed in Soshanguve
Gauteng police are investigating a case of rape and murder after a young girl’s body was found in her bed…
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Gauteng Education MEC pleased with matric exam rollout despite several cheating incidents
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said he is pleased with the overall administration of this year’s National Senior Certificate Examination,…
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Gauteng Education Dept: Over 99% of Grade 1 and 8 pupils placed for 2024
The Gauteng Education Department said a little over 32,000 applicants for Grades 1 and 8 have not been allocated a…
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Gauteng Education calls on NGOs to help curb pupil suicides
The Gauteng Education Department has called on non-profit organizations (NGOs) to assist in handling the spike in pupil suicides in…
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Concern over spike in pupil suicides
The Gauteng Education Department is calling on NGOs and other entities to join in the fight against pupil suicides. Provincial…
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