Have you applied for your child’s school placement?

Parents who missed the deadline to enrol their child into Grade One or Eight have another opportunity to do so.

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) opened the Online Application System on November 1 for those who missed the June 12 deadline.

The application system will be open until November 10 and no new applications will be processed after that.

“The system is running smoothly and we urge parents who are applying for the first time, to make use of this opportunity and apply online,” said Steve Mabona, spokesperson for the department.

“The department calls upon parents who applied during the admissions period in May, who still have not been placed, to visit the district office for placement.

“These parents need not apply as their details are already on the system.”

To date, a total of 222 378 children, representing 77 per cent of all applicants, have been placed.

This figure is a sum total of 123 450 for Grade One and 98 928 for Grade Eight learners.

For further assistance with admission queries, parents can contact the GDE at its call centre on 0800 000 789 or email to gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za

Parents can also visit their nearest district office for assistance with queries.