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At least 35 Western Cape schools vandalised & broken into during summer holidays
At least 35 Western Cape schools vandalised & broken into during summer holidays! At least 35 schools across the Western…
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20 pupils from Mfuleni school discharged after being treated for stomach cramps
20 pupils from Mfuleni school discharged after being treated for stomach cramps! The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has confirmed…
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WC Education Dept warns Bela Bill will be a burden on its budget after being signed into law
The controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa will have consequences on provincial…
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SA Human Rights Commission probes racism at 2 Cape high schools
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is probing two reports of racism at Cape Town schools amid an outcry from…
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EFF threatens to close Pinelands High School after viral slave sale video
The EFF has called on the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to take punitive action against a group of learners…
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WC Education Dept urges parents to accept grade 1 and 8 placements as soon as possible
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has called on parents who have applied for placements for the 2025 school year…
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WCED: Over 132 schools damaged by Cape storm, more than 270 000 pupils affected by closures
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said that over 270,000 pupils were affected by the school closure on Monday. Learners…
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Western Cape Education Dept to continue engaging with concerned parents of J.G. Meiring High School pupils after stabbing
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it would continue engaging concerned parents of pupils at J.G. Meiring High School…
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People living along Heideveld school a safety risk for teachers and pupils, says WCED
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said that a group of people living on land alongside a school in Heideveld…
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Western Cape Education Dept warns matric pupils against cheating as exams approach
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has issued a stern warning to matriculants against cheating. This as the countdown to…
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9 Western Cape schools get new science laboratories
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has launched nine new science laboratories in nine schools across the province. On Tuesday,…
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Almost 30 Rhodes High learners suspended after last month’s violent celebrations
Twenty-six learners at Rhodes High School were suspended after a group of Grade 12s disrupted schooling and caused extensive damage…
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Western Cape Education Dept: Santaco taxi strike is destroying teaching and learning
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says the Santaco minibus taxi strike has resulted in 852,259 learners not attending school…
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Cape Town school running anti-bullying programmes after grade 3 pupil blade attack
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said the Stephen Road Primary School in Cape Town’s Lotus River would be running…
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Pupil forced to perform oral s.e.x at school
Residents from Worcester are outraged after a s.e.xual assault incident at a local school in the area is being dealt…
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WCED and Codeta head to court over scholar transport impasse
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and taxi association, Codeta, will square up at the Western Cape High Court on…
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Western Cape teachers ready to get 2023 academic year underway, says dept
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said that teachers were ready to kick off the 2023 school year. Due to…
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Cape Town taxi strike kept over 128 000 pupils out of school
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said while the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) held its two-day taxi strike,…
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WC Education Dept says there’s a plan to get matric pupils to schools ahead of taxi strike
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says contingency measures have been put in place to assist matriculants during a planned…
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WC Education Dept calls for calm following scabies outbreak
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has called for calm as it deals with a scabies outbreak at two schools…
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Heathfield High classes still suspended
Classes at Heathfield High School will not resume on Wednesday. This follows ugly scenes at the Cape Town school on…
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Western Cape Education Dept to launch anti-bullying campaign
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is launching an anti-bullying campaign. It said that one of the most prevalent forms…
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WCED: 70 000 late applications received for 2022 school year
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said that it received over 70,000 late applications for the current school year. And…
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CT parents urged to prep enrolment documents ahead of 2023 school admission process
All parents and caregivers need to start preparing the necessary documents needed before the 2023 school admission process begins, the…
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Mitchells Plain teacher resigned after she was allegedly s.e.xually assaulted
A Mitchells Plain high school teacher has filed a complaint with police, alleging that a department head at the school…
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Matric stats: SA experts warn that mathematics is in crisis
Of the almost 600 000 candidates who wrote matric in 2020, a meagre 5.3% scored 60% or more for mathematics.…
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Western Cape Education MEC wants social distancing at schools to be scrapped
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) wants schooling to return to normal. MEC Debbie Schafer has called for the one-metre…
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Wynberg School IT manager arrested for double murder
Double-murder accused and Wynberg Campus of Schools IT manager, Enver Hassim, is expected to appear in court next week for…
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Bolt driver robbed by matric pupils in Cape Town
Four knife-wielding matric pupils from a Cape Town school were arrested in class after they robbed a Bolt driver during…
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Calls to beef-up security after teacher shot dead in his car in school parking area in Cape Town
The killing of a Grade 6 maths teacher at the Heinz Park Primary School in Philippi on Tuesday has left…
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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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Dad of assaulted Table View High pupil speaks out
The father of a Table View High School learner who was assaulted during a fight says he had to take…
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Thieves make off with computer equipment after burglary at Hanover Park high school
A Hanover Park high school has been dealt a severe blow following a burglary at the weekend. During the early…
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Western Cape Education Dept achieves 84% of its target as teacher vaccinations comes to an end
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it has achieved 84% of its target number of vaccinations, with nearly 46…
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Constitutional Court judgment on unplaced pupils to be challenged
The Parents for Equal Education SA (Peesa), with the support of the ANC in the province, has vowed to explore…
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735 unplaced pupils will be admitted in Western Cape schools by Friday
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says it will be admitting 735 unplaced learners in schools by Friday. The placement…
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ACDP vows to fight gender diversity and education in Western Cape schools
The ACDP has embarked on a campaign to reject a LGBTQI+ policy drafted by the Western Cape education department. The…
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Disa Primary School whistle-blower says her dismissal is unfair
It has been a year since a whistle-blower at Disa Primary School was dismissed from her job as a teaching…
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Thugs steal sanitisers and stationery after breaking into Grade R classroom
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is appealing to communities to assist in reporting suspicious activity or the sale of…
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Residents shut down Khayelitsha school over 84 unplaced Grade 8 pupils
Khayelitsha residents have shut down a local high school after scores of Grade 8 pupils were not placed; this is…
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WCED: Too soon to reveal matric exam cheaters
While Gauteng Education Department MEC Panyaza Lesufi revealed that five matric pupils were caught cheating during their exams, the Western…
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5-year-old boy left out of class because of runny nose
An outraged Gugulethu mother claims her son is being deprived of education at Lehlohonolo Primary School over a runny nose,…
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Western Cape education: No Brackenfell teacher will be suspended for attending ‘whites only’ event
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says it will not be taking any action against two Brackenfell High teachers who…
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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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Shortage of teachers hit Grade 12 classes in Cape Town district
Metro Central Education District has requested extra hands on deck to support schools that struggle to teach all subjects Grade…
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WC Education Department offers schools subsidy for water sustainability
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has made subsidies available to schools that want to install smart water meters. In…
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18 Western Cape schools close for cleansing as COVID-19 cases increase
Eighteen schools in the province were closed for deep-cleaning yesterday as the number of positive Covid-19 cases rose to more…
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Reopening schools a necessary risk, says Western Cape
The WCED said in preparation for reopening, it had placed orders for school safety and hygiene packs, which will be…
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Western Cape education dept lays out its plan for reopening schools
The basic education department has decided to trim the curriculum as they believe not all schools can catch up and…
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50 Western Cape schools targeted by criminals during lockdown
Fifty Western Cape schools have come under siege from criminals since the start of lockdown, with thieves making off with…
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