On Monday, 29 October, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) reaffirmed its commitment to place about 23 644 unplaced learners as the 31 October deadline looms.
In ensuring that all learners are placed, the department has implemented the following measures:
• On Thursday, 25 October, all principals were informed to approve offers of placement from their schools.
• Subsequently, another communiqué was sent to all schools, to accept placements from parents who had received confirmations from the District offices without delay.
• The Department took a decision to remove about 21 094 learners that have not submitted the relevant documents from the system. These learners will be considered at a later stage.
• About 5 974 learners forfeited their spaces, because they didn’t accept or reject placements and subsequently their spaces were offered to other interested persons.
According to Steve Mabona, GDE spokesperson, “Our officials are working tirelessly to place learners in our schools. On average, approximately 1 500 learners per district are still to be placed. The two districts that have the highest numbers of unplaced learners are Tshwane South and Ekurhuleni North. This is a critical period which is closely monitored by relevant officials.”
Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng Education MEC added, “We are committed to placing all unplaced learners at our schools. Officials are working around the clock to place them. We appeal to parents to be patient and work with our officials for the necessary placements to be processed. It must be noted that most schools are full and unfortunately not all learners will be placed at their preferred schools.”
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