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Gauteng Education Dept makes over 4,000 satellite schools available to tackle overcrowding
Gauteng Education Dept makes over 4,000 satellite schools available to tackle overcrowding! The Gauteng Education Department has taken significant steps…
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Police investigating attempted murder of Northview High School acting principal
Police investigating attempted murder of Northview High School acting principal! Authorities are investigating an attempted murder case following a shocking…
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Gauteng Health officials investigating suspected food poisoning that saw 21 pupils from Tsakane hospitalized
Gauteng Health officials investigating suspected food poisoning that saw 21 pupils from Tsakane hospitalized! The Gauteng Education Department, in collaboration…
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Gauteng Education Dept issues almost 300K placement offers for grades 1 and 8 for 2025
The Gauteng Department of Education has issued close to 300,000 placement offers for grades 1 and 8 for 2025. The…
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Gauteng Education Dept refuses to pay pension to ex-teacher hit by stroke
A Gauteng teacher says he has been left stranded by the Gauteng Department of Education, which has failed to pay…
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Gauteng Education offers learners psychosocial support after head boy’s drowning
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is offering psychosocial support to learners and staff at Greenside High School – in…
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Gauteng Dept says it can’t interfere in outcome of internal probe into PHSG racism claims
The Gauteng Department of Education says it cannot interfere with the controversial outcome of an internal investigation into claims of…
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12 pupils at Pretoria High School for Girls found not guilty of racism allegations
The 12 pupils at Pretoria High School for Girls who were suspended following allegations of racism have been found not…
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Gauteng Education Department waiting for Pretoria High School for Girls report
The Gauteng Education Department says it is waiting for the official report from Pretoria High School for Girls on the…
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Grade 7 learner dies after falling from school building in Pretoria
A learner from Laerskool Mayville in Pretoria, Clair Aucamp who fell from the second-floor balcony of the school building earlier…
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Gauteng Education Dept confirms first case of monkeypox at Hammanskraal primary school
The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed the first case of monkeypox (mpox) at a primary school in Hammanskraal, north of…
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Gauteng Education Dept urges to verify completion of grade 1 and 8 application process
The recently launched 2025 online admission portal for grades 1 and 8 in Gauteng has seen over 500,000 applications over…
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RIP: Memorial for 11 pupils who died in Carletonville crash to be held on Tuesday
Preparations are underway for the memorial service of 11 pupils who died in a horror crash in Carletonville last week.…
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Gauteng police probing death of matric pupil at memorial service for schoolmate
The Gauteng Education Department says police are investigating the death of a matric learner at the David Makhubo High School…
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Investigation into violent fight between teacher and pupil at Joburg school
The Gauteng Education Department has launched an investigation following a fight between a teacher and grade 9 pupil at the…
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GP Education Dept set to reveal findings of investigation into Latoya Temilton’s death
The Gauteng Department of Education is set to reveal the findings of an investigation into 12-year-old Latoya Temilton’s death. The…
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Gauteng Education Dept calls for probe into value system at Curro Holdings after viral racism row
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is calling for an investigation into the value system of Curro Holdings. The department…
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18 pupils injured after Tembisa school ceiling collapsed
A classroom ceiling collapsed during school hours injuring at least 18 pupils at the Umthambeka Primary School in Tembisa. The…
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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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All pupils who applied via online platform placed, says Gauteng Education Dept
With exactly a week to go before schools reopen, the Gauteng Education Department said its pupil placement process had gone…
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Psychological support for alleged teen rapists
The Gauteng Education Department has offered psychological support to teenage boys accused of raping a 15-year-old girl. The state has…
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Gauteng Education Dept says it won’t take sides in 15-year-old girl rape case
The Gauteng Education Department says it will not take sides in a case in which a 15-year-old girl was allegedly…
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GDE says late school placement applications for grades 1 and 8 open from Monday
Parents and guardians who missed the initial chance to apply for 2024’s grades one and eight school placements will be…
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Gauteng Education Dept launches probe into rape allegations at Joburg school for disabled pupils
The Gauteng Department of Education has launched an investigation into a series of rape allegations at a school for physically…
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Overcrowding still an issue in Gauteng schools
Gauteng Education admits overcrowding remains a challenge in the province. It says correct pupil-teacher ratios are not being met in…
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Gauteng Education Dept urges communities to monitor food consumed by pupils
The Gauteng education department has urged communities in the province to check the safety of food children consume, after 62…
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Armed guards to be deployed to some schools
The Gauteng Education Department is doing all in its power to ensure the safety and security of pupils and teachers…
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Soshanguve space muffins: Gauteng Education Dept asks community help to keep drugs from schools
The Gauteng Department of Education said it needs communities to work with them to keep drugs away from schools. This…
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About 90 Tshwane pupils rushed to hospital, vomiting & showing strange behaviour after eating dagga-laced muffins
At least 90 learners from Pulamadibogo Primary School in Soshanguve, Tshwane, have been rushed to local medical facilities after experiencing…
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Gauteng Education Department slams protestors outside Atteridgeville special school
Gauteng Education spokesperson, Steve Mabona has slammed community members protesting outside Zodwa Special School in Atteridgeville. He says he was…
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2 die in gas leak at Zodwa special school in Tshwane
Two people have died after a fire at a school in Atteridgeville, Tshwane. Zodwa Special School caught fire on Wednesday.…
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School closed after dreadlocks row as EFF pickets outside Crowthorne Christian Academy
The Crowthorne Christian Academy in Midrand, which is at the centre of a hair row after a schoolgirl was forcefully…
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Gauteng Education MEC Chiloane to visit Queens High School after teenager’s death
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is set to visit Queens High School in Johannesburg on Monday following the death of…
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Elderly Crawford teacher dismissed over racist remarks
An 82-year-old Crawford teacher who told pupils during a lesson that they must not be hurt when the ‘K-word’ is…
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Closing date for 2024 online applications for Grades 1 and 8 extended
Parents now have until the 21st of next month to complete their children’s 2024 online applications for admission into grades…
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ANC member of Gauteng Legislature Joe Mpisi dies
African National Congress (ANC) member of the Gauteng Legislature, Joe Mpisi, has died at the age of 56. Mpisi, who…
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Probe into Kganya Mokhele’s death at Little Ashford stalled
Investigations into the incident that led to the death of toddler Kganya Mokhele stalled as the Gauteng Department of Education…
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Lessons suspended at a Sebokeng school after fatal stabbing of pupil
The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed that a school learner has been stabbed to death at the Dinokaneng Secondary School,…
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Mamelodi school being probed for policy excluding pregnant pupils
On Thursday last week, the day after GroundUp requested comment from the Gauteng Department of Education about an admission policy…
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Gauteng education dept hoping to place all pupils by Monday
The Gauteng Education Department said it’s working throughout the weekend to place pupils in schools by Monday. Frustrations ran high…
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Gauteng Education Department working the weekend to place pupils by Monday
The Gauteng education department says it is working throughout the weekend to place pupils in schools by Monday. Frustrations ran…
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571 pupils in Gauteng yet to be placed for grades one & eight
The Gauteng department of education has announced that 571 pupils in Grades 1 and 8 whose parents and guardians submitted…
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Gauteng Education Dept to probe misconduct claims against Qalabotjha Secondary School principal
The Gauteng Education Department said that it would launch an investigation into the Qalabotjha Secondary School principal after several allegations…
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Pupils to receive counselling after fatal Qalabotjha school stabbing
Pupils at Qalabotjha Secondary School in Vlakfontein – South of Johannesburg – will receive counselling following the murder of a…
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Grade 11 Vlakfontein school pupil stabbed to death
The Gauteng Education Department said that a grade eleven pupil has been stabbed to death at a school in Vlakfontein,…
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Alexandra high school protests for their safety after deputy principal stabbed by pupil
The Gauteng Department of Education has expressed great concern following the unrest that broke out by learners in Alexandra after…
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Gauteng Education Dept warns s.e.xual harassment won’t be tolerated at schools
The Gauteng Department of Education has warned that s.e.xual harassment will not be tolerated at schools and offenders will face…
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3 grade 8 girls s.e.xually assaulted at school, allegedly by fellow pupils
Three grade eight female pupils have reported incidents of s.e.xual assault, allegedly perpetrated by grade 10 and 11 youngsters in…
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Grade 9 pupil, Tiro Moalusi who took his life after school incident to be laid to rest
A grade 9 pupil from the PJ Simelane Secondary School in Soweto who took his own life is set to…
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Teacher suspended after calling a grandparent trash in verbal altercation at school in Gauteng
The Gauteng Department of Education suspended a teacher from Fred Norman Secondary School following a viral video of a verbal…
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