Western Cape Education Department (WCED)

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Omie Chester09/04/2024
WCED: Over 132 schools damaged by Cape storm, more than 270 000 pupils affected by closures
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Omie Chester14/02/2024
Western Cape Education Dept to continue engaging with concerned parents of J.G. Meiring High School pupils after stabbing
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Omie Chester24/10/2023
People living along Heideveld school a safety risk for teachers and pupils, says WCED
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Omie Chester20/10/2023
Western Cape Education Dept warns matric pupils against cheating as exams approach
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Omie Chester19/09/2023
9 Western Cape schools get new science laboratories
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Omie Chester08/09/2023
Almost 30 Rhodes High learners suspended after last month’s violent celebrations
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Omie Chester08/08/2023
Western Cape Education Dept: Santaco taxi strike is destroying teaching and learning
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Omie Chester11/05/2023
Cape Town school running anti-bullying programmes after grade 3 pupil blade attack
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Omie Chester28/04/2023
Pupil forced to perform oral s.e.x at school
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Omie Chester24/02/2023
WCED and Codeta head to court over scholar transport impasse
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Omie Chester18/01/2023
Western Cape teachers ready to get 2023 academic year underway, says dept
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Omie Chester26/11/2022
Cape Town taxi strike kept over 128 000 pupils out of school
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Omie Chester20/11/2022
WC Education Dept says there’s a plan to get matric pupils to schools ahead of taxi strike
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Omie Chester16/11/2022
WC Education Dept calls for calm following scabies outbreak
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Omie Chester17/08/2022
Heathfield High classes still suspended
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Omie Chester07/04/2022
Western Cape Education Dept to launch anti-bullying campaign
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Omie Chester09/03/2022
WCED: 70 000 late applications received for 2022 school year
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Omie Chester08/03/2022
CT parents urged to prep enrolment documents ahead of 2023 school admission process
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Omie Chester16/02/2022
Mitchells Plain teacher resigned after she was allegedly s.e.xually assaulted
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Omie Chester20/01/2022
Matric stats: SA experts warn that mathematics is in crisis
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Omie Chester13/01/2022
Western Cape Education MEC wants social distancing at schools to be scrapped
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Omie Chester08/10/2021
Wynberg School IT manager arrested for double murder
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Omie Chester22/09/2021
Bolt driver robbed by matric pupils in Cape Town
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Omie Chester22/09/2021
Calls to beef-up security after teacher shot dead in his car in school parking area in Cape Town
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Omie Chester17/08/2021
WC Education Department taken to task for rejecting Cuban specialists
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Omie Chester05/08/2021
Dad of assaulted Table View High pupil speaks out
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Omie Chester26/07/2021
Thieves make off with computer equipment after burglary at Hanover Park high school
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Omie Chester16/07/2021
Western Cape Education Dept achieves 84% of its target as teacher vaccinations comes to an end
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Omie Chester05/07/2021
Constitutional Court judgment on unplaced pupils to be challenged
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Omie Chester05/05/2021
735 unplaced pupils will be admitted in Western Cape schools by Friday