Placements for Grade One and Eight will start on August 3
Parents can log on to www.gdeadmissions.gov.za to check the status of their application.
THE placements of all applications will be made available on August 3 for parents/guardians who applied for 2019 admissions for Grade One and Eight during the application period.
All parents/guardians will receive an SMS, advising them on the outcome of their applications.
The Gauteng Department of Education received an unprecedented number of applications for Grade One and Eight. By the end of the application period a total of 569 302 applications were received. More time is required to finalise the waiting lists with the schools and districts.
Parents can log on to www.gdeadmissions.gov.za to check the status of their application. Alternatively, they can contact the call centre on 0800 000 789 or visit the nearest district office or public schools for any admission related matters. If a parent has lost their login credentials (username and password) they may contact the call centre.
Parents are urged to accept offers of placement within seven working days of receipt of the offer. Failure to respond will result in the forfeiture of the offer to the next applicant on the school’s waiting list.
It must be noted that space availability is the key determinant of learners to be placed in a school. Placement will be conducted on a first-come-first-served basis.
Parents that failed to submit the required documents to the schools during the allocated time frame (April 16 to June 5) are requested to submit documents at district offices from September 10 to 14.
These applicants and all those who could not be placed by schools due to capacity will be placed by districts. The department plans to place all Grade One and Eight learners for the 2019 academic year by October 31.
“Once more the department is grateful for the co-operation and support received from parents,” said Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi.
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