After the controversial exclusive online registration process for Grade 1 and Grade 12 experienced some delays, the MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, has confirmed the process will continue this year for 2018 registration from May 2 until June.
There are new improvements to the application to make the website more interactive and easy to use. These are:
- Only one logging will be required to complete the registration.
- Various languages have been added in the system.
- The system will now take all ID numbers. In previous years there was a problem since other countries use unique ID numbers and as a result, children could not register as the system did not make sense of the numbers.
- The system will now allow parents to choose a school instead of using their address.
- There are 65 spots to assist those without internet access.
The system has also been upgraded to take in 50 000 loggings per second instead of the previous 25 000 to make crashing impossible.
A video will be on the website of the department to show parents how to apply. Previously, some people did not know how to apply and got frustrated
Once a parent has applied, the department will allocate the child within seven days.
Parents are encouraged to start preparing their children’s documents now, so that by September 29, the MEC wants to have completed all placements so that they will know where they need to hire new teachers.
Schools for learners with special needs will not utilise this process. Parents are advised to go to those schools directly.
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