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Probe launched following Grade 7 pupil’s mysterious death
The Gauteng Education Department has appointed an “independent investigative body” to probe the mysterious death of a Grade 7 pupil…
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Parents unhappy with state of Hammanskraal’s Selang Primary School
As school reopened on Monday, some parents feared their children could be injured while learning at Selang Primary School in…
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MEC Lesufi disputes DA’s R1 billion education irregular expenditure claim
The Gauteng department of education has fired back at the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the province after the opposition party…
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Cosas threatens to close private schools in Gauteng
The Gauteng Basic Education Department says private schools are to blame for threats being made by Cosas. The student body…
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Glitches hit Gauteng’s online school applications again
Gauteng department of education spokesperson Steve Mabona said the first day of online applications were always problematic. The Gauteng education…
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Soshanguve’s Amogelang Secondary School goes up in flames
Even with the national lockdown in full force criminals are still continuing their tirade on schools in the province. This…
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Thieves vandalize 5 schools in the Vaal, steal equipment and groceries
At Beverly High School in Evaton, they broke into an administration block and made off with printers, computers, 14 floodlights,…
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Education department considers compensating pupil who lost finger at school
No parent sends their child to school to come back home with a missing finger, spokesperson for the Department of…
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Missing special needs schoolgirl found roaming in Roodepoort CBD
The teenage girl who went missing from the Lantern School for learners with special needs in Roodepoort on Monday has…
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Accidents
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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Grade 8 boy allegedly stabbed to death by grade 12 girl
In a yet another fatal attack involving Gauteng pupils in the Merafong area, a grade 12 girl allegedly stabbed a…
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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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Hoërskool Gerrit Maritz closes due to admission conflict
At least three schools in Pretoria north alone were stormed by scores of disgruntled parents on Wednesday demanding that their…
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Secondary school catches fire on first day of school
Khutlo Tharo Secondary School in Evaton in the Vaal caught fire on Wednesday. While its a happy day for many…
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Grade 10 girl suspended from Gauteng school after video of assault on boy goes viral
A 16-year-old Grade 10 female pupil at Jan Viljoen Hoerskool was suspended with immediate effect for allegedly assaulting a 16-year-old…
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Grade 4 pupil suspended for allegedly throwing pencil case at teacher
A Heidelberg teacher was rushed to a local hospital after a Grade 4 pupil allegedly threw his pencil case at…
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Investigation set after pupils turned away from exams for wearing wrong school shoes
Two primary school pupils, aged 10 and 12, who were turned away from their school for not wearing the correct…
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R220K is reportedly missing at Forest High School
The amount recorded in the school’s cash receipt books reportedly does not match the school’s bank records. A tip-off from…
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