TAKE NOTE: Admission for public schools for 2018 ends May 31

The Limpopo Department of Education is currently in the process of registering leaners for admission in public schools for 2018.

Admission will take place from April 18 to May 31.

“We are calling on all parents and guardians whose children will be going to school for the first time, or moving to a new school next year to immediately collect registration forms from the schools nearest to their home or work address. These forms must be completed and returned to the said schools as a matter of extreme urgency, particularly in the urban areas because they have a great demand for admission of learners,” said departmental spokesperson, Dr Naledzani Rasila.

Rasila said in order to register your child you must take the following documents with you: Birth certificate or acceptable proof of birth date (do not take a baptismal certificate as proof), immunization card, transfer card, and or last report card.

“If you are not a South African citizen, you must also take the following documents: Study /work permit, temporary or permanent Residence Permit from South African Department of Home Affairs and evidence that you have applied for permission to stay in South Africa,” he said

Rasila said that the Department of Education will monitor the admission process very closely to minimize the occurrence of unfair discrimination. We call on all parents to immediately go and register their children for 2018 admission.

Ages for admission: Grade R – 4 years and turning 5 in June this year, Grade 1 – 5 years and turning 6 in June.

“Experience taught us there are some parents who ignore the call to register their children until the closing date. At the beginning of the New Year they run around to schools seeking for registration. This is a sad situation which leaves poor innocent children stranded and stressed and it is uncalled for,” said Rasila.

Let us imagine a child going from one school to the other while others are learning just because parents did not do their part. It becomes a sad moment that mainly affects the morale of the child.

The Limpopo Department of Education calls for all to register their children on said dates and by June 30 this year, the schools will inform parents on the results following their application.