After complications with their websites, the Gauteng Department of Education is calling on parents to apply for Grade 1 and 8 pupils from 19 April.
All parents are advised to apply online by logging onto www.gdeadmissions.gov.za. The application period will close at midnight on the 1 June.
Registration process:
- First time users will be required to click the ‘Register’ button to register parent information before making an application
- The pop-up screen will then request the parent to ‘Select the Registration Type’ for South African or non-South African Citizen
- On selection of the South African Citizen or non-South African Citizen, a pop-up screen for ‘ID number or Passport’ will request the parent to enter the ID or Passport number
- The parent will then complete the required parent information to register and create login credentials.
Login process:
- Use the created login credentials to log-in to access the main application page:
– Parents who created login credentials in 2015 use the same credentials
– Parents who may have forgotten login credentials, click the reset password to create new login credentials
- On this page a parent can:
– View or edit details by clicking on the ‘My Details’ link
– Register pupil information by clicking on the ‘Register Learner’ link (application cannot be made unless a pupil is registered), apply by clicking the link “Apply For 2017”
General application process:
- Select a pupil
- Select the grade applying for in 2017
- Select the address (home or work) for the system to pop-up the three closest schools to the address. Click ‘Apply’ to submit your application
- An automated SMS will be sent to the parent’s cellphone number to confirm the submission of the online application.
Application for a pupil with a sibling at a school:
- Select a pupil
- Select the grade applying for in 2017
- Tick the checkbox to select the sibling’s school
- If the sibling’s school is not found, click the ‘Add Sibling Details’ to register sibling information first, then select the sibling’s school
- Select the address – either home or work for the system to pop-up the two closest schools to the address
- Click ‘Apply’ to submit your application
- An automated SMS will be sent to the parent’s cellphone number to confirm the submission of the online application.
Application to a school of choice:
- Select a pupil
- Select the grade applying for in 2017
- Select ‘school of choice’ option on the address drop-down to select a school
- Select an a address – either home or work on the second address drop-down for the system to pop-up the two closest schools to the address
- Click ‘Apply’ to submit your application
- An automated SMS will be sent to the parent’s cellphone number to confirm the submission of the online application.
The placement of pupils will commence from 24 June until 25 July. During this period, schools will process pupil placement online. Parents will receive an automated SMS indicating offer of placement. Letters will also be sent to parents informing them of successful and unsuccessful applications. Parents will be given a period of seven days to accept or reject placement offers.
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