#DeadlineDay for online applications for Grade 1 and 8 admissions
The department will operate 65 admissions centres across the 15 education districts.
Gauteng Department of Education officially opened the 2019 Online Application System for Grade 1 and 8 admissions on Monday, April 16 at 8 am and close at midnight today [May 28].
A parent can apply for a maximum of five (5) schools per learner using the following options for Grade 1:
1. Home Address
2. Work Address
3. Sibling
4. School of Choice
For Grade 8, a parent can apply using the following options:
1. Home Address
2. Work Address
3. Sibling at school (the sibling should not be in Grade 7 or Grade 12 in the current academic year)
4. Previous school
5. School of Choice
6. Schools of Focussed Learning/School of Specialisation.
A parent applying for Grade 8 can also indicate the current school that the child is attending. This will identify high schools closest to the current primary school that the learner is attending.
An application using home address, work address or sibling at the school will be placed on priority list A or WA. The rationale for this is to prioritise applications of learners living closer to the school.
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However, using the school of choice option, the applicant will be placed on waiting list B or WB. This means the applicant lives or works outside of the feeder zone.
Parents should note that while they can apply at any of the schools with a focus on specialised talent, the learner will, however, be required to write an aptitude test or be subjected to other pre-selection tests.
Any parent who lacks access to the internet or requires face-to-face assistance should visit one of the decentralised application centres or a community library. The department will operate 65 admissions centres across the 15 education districts.
Parents must visit www.gdeadmissions.gov.za to apply. (Parents are urged to use Google Chrome to access the online website, as is it faster than other search engines).
Alternatively, parents can contact the department at the following telephone or email address:
Call Centre on (011) 355 0000;
Toll-free number 0800 000 789; or
Email: Gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za
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