GDE to open Grade 1, Grade 8 applications tomorrow
The online admissions system only services applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8. Here's everything you need to know about the process:
Online applications for 2025’s Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners will open tomorrow morning at 08:00.
Applications will close on August 12 at midnight.
All parents and guardians in Gauteng with children going to Grade 1 and/or Grade 8 must apply online for learners to be admitted to a public school for the 2025 academic year
All applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners will be processed through the GDE Online Admissions System only
Parents with children that are currently in Grade R must also apply online for their children to be admitted to Grade 1
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Parents are reminded that the GDE Online Admissions System currently only services applications to Grade 1 and Grade 8
Applications to other grades must be made directly at the school(s) of your choice
To apply, parents and guardians must first register on: www.gdeadmissions.gov.za which will go live on Thursday, July 11 at 08:00 for applications
Parents will not be able to access the system before it goes live and all parents are expected to register because previous login details will not work
Only parents with children going to Grade 1 and/or Grade 8 seeking space at a public school in Gauteng for the 2025 academic year will be able to register and apply online
After registering on www.gdeadmissions.gov.za, the system will prompt parents to create login credentials (username and password) which they will use to access the Online Admissions System to view and manage their application details
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Five Step Process
When applying for Grade 1 and/or Grade 8 during the 2025 GDE Online Admissions application process, parents must complete the following five steps.
STEP 1 – Register parent or guardian details
STEP 2 – Register a home address
STEP 3 – Register learner details
STEP 4 – Apply to a maximum of five schools
STEP 5 – Upload documents to system or submit relevant documents at schools. This must be done within seven days.
Applicants must ensure that they complete the full five step application process because applicants who have registered their details without applying to any school will not be considered for placement.
When applying, parents are urged to select a minimum of three schools and a maximum of five schools.
Parents or guardians cannot send multiple applications for the same learner to the same school.
Documents Needed
- SA Parent ID or Passport and Child’s Birth Certificate or Passport
- Refugee Permit (if applicable)
- Asylum Seeker Permit (if applicable)
- Permanent Residence Permit (if applicable)
- Study Permit (if applicable)
- Proof of Home Address
- Proof of Work Address
- Latest Grade 7 School Report (Grade 8 applicants only)
- Clinic Card/Immunisation Report (Grade 1 applicants only)
The following documents are accepted as proof of home address
Homeowners:
Municipal account not older than three months in the name of the applicant parent bearing the full residential address
Tenants / Renters:
Municipal account not older than three months in the name of the landlord (homeowner) bearing the full physical residential address
Certified copies of the following documents
- a) Landlord’s ID
- b) Lease agreement signed by landlord and tenant, not older than three months bearing the full physical residential address
- c) Rental payment slip with full physical residential address not older than three months
- d) Statement of any account in the name of the applicant parent bearing the full physical residential address
