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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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