Education

The admission application period for the 2024 school year is now open in the Northern Cape. Parents of school children in the province have one month to complete the admission application and secure their child's space at a school.

While the official admission application period for public schools in the Western Cape is closed, work must still be done before learners know which school they will attend during the 2024 school year. The education department has revealed when admission activities will take place to ensure all learners are placed.

Parents of learners in KwaZulu-Natal are encouraged to submit admission applications before the closing date. There are just a few months left for parents to submit applications for the upcoming school year.

Referred to as the foundation of all learning, literacy is crucial to the development of individuals as it facilitates effective communication and allows people to interact with the world around them. However, millions of adults still lack literacy skills which inhibits their economic and social progress.

Parents of learners in the Western Cape have just a few hours left to apply for the admission of their children at schools in the province. The application website will close at midnight on Friday.

Schools will be welcoming back teachers and learners on Wednesday as the second term of the school year gets underway. Learners will spend the next 11 weeks in the classroom before the next school holidays.

While the 2023 academic year enters its second term, preparation is already underway for the 2024 school year. Parents in one province have just one week left to apply for admission on behalf of their children. 

The 2022 matric examinations saw hundreds of Grade 12 learners and several invigilators involved in cheating allegations. The education department says good progress is being made with ongoing investigations.

The Eastern Cape is home to one of the biggest school infrastructure backlogs and the issue of pit latrines is still much a big problem in the province. Recent calls to government have increased to do more to rid South Africa of pit toilets.

The Department of Basic Education is progressing with its plans to introduce a new school certificate for Grade 9 learners in South Africa. However, the full roll-out has now been pushed back to a later date.

The minister of basic education has set the record straight on who is responsible for determining teacher salary increases. This came after they faced questions regarding the employment of teachers.

There are few tools as valuable as setting goals and constantly measuring a student’s progress against these goals in ensuring a successful academic journey, an education expert says.

More than 1000 learners in Gauteng did not know where to go on the first day of school. Through no fault of their own, the provincial education department had not yet found placement for these learners at schools in the province before the school year got underway.

Almost one half of South African youth are unemployed . The president of the country believes the introduction of new subjects at schools could reduce the worrying youth unemployment rate.

Former Democratic Alliance leader, Mmusi Maimane took to Twitter to call for Life Orientation to be removed from the school curriculum, but the Basic Education Department has rejected the idea and defended why it should stay.

Thousands of matric candidates will be eagerly awaiting the release of their final school examination results. The education department is confident the results will be delivered to candidates next week.

As the 2023 school year gets underway, provincial education departments are working to ensure all learners are placed in classrooms at schools around the country. These departments are facing several challenges in their work of achieving this.

Thousands of learners around South Africa will return to school on Wednesday as the 2023 school year gets underway. However, some learners are yet to find out which school they will be attending in 2023.

Experts within the Basic Education Sector have raised concerns over the looming shortage of teachers in South Africa that is expected in the near future. However, the Department of Basic Education says that this is not the case, as their data shows the opposite of a shortage.

The 2023 school year is set to begin in the next two weeks at schools around South Africa. However, some provincial education departments are still working to find space for learners who have not yet been placed at a school.