School admissions deadline looms
The department alerted the public through various media platforms that the learner admission process ran from 1 March to 30 September.
NEWLY-appointed Education MEC Mbali Frazer has urged all parents and guardians who have not yet secured school spaces for their children, to ensure they do so before the end of this month, which is the deadline for 2023 admission.
Early this year, the department alerted the public through various media platforms that the learner admission process ran from 1 March to 30 September.
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“Parents and guardians have a few days left. The department expects that, by now, parents should have applied for their children at a minimum of three schools as per departmental guidance on various media platforms,” she said.
Frazer added that parents who have not applied for their children are advised to do so before the 30 September deadline.
“It is important for parents and guardians to note that learner admissions are for Grade 1 and Grade 8 pupils.
However, in those few schools in the province that go up to Grade 3, Grade 4 learners will be admitted.
“After the deadline, circuit offices will deal only with cases of learners whose parents applied, but could not secure spaces owing to various reasons.
“We wish to alert the public that no enquiries from parents who did not apply will be attended to, as that puts undue pressure on officials.
“We urge parents and guardians to co-operate with the department in this regard, with the view to ensuring smooth learner admissions for the 2023 academic year,” she said.
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