Gauteng implements online school registration system
The Gauteng Department of Education has announced that pupils seeking admission for the year 2017 will now be able to enrol online.
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said the department is implementing an online registration system which will go live on April 5.
Lesufi said the admission period for 2017 starts on April 11 and will end on September 7, by which date all applicants should be placed.
He said verification and registration commences on April 11 and the application period commences on April 19 to June 1.
The current enrolment in public schools is 2 326 584, an increase of 64 265 learners from the 2015 enrolment of 2 262 319.
Lesufi said seven new schools were opened on day one of the 2016 academic year and 74 ACT classrooms were identified for relocation. Fifty-four of these relocations have been completed at schools in high-pressure areas.
“The provision of additional rations for nutrition was accommodated and a total of 39 426 secondary school chairs and 40 620 desks were delivered. Primary schools received deliveries of 76 571 chairs and 40 841 desks,” he said.
