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GDE extends THESE online admissions application deadlines
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GDE extends THESE online admissions application deadlines

REMINDER: Here is the school calendar and public holidays for 2023
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REMINDER: Here is the school calendar and public holidays for 2023

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Lifestyle

Life Orientation out, ‘practical’ subjects in, says SA’s ‘Top Teacher’

GDE extends THESE online admissions application deadlines
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GDE extends THESE online admissions application deadlines

REMINDER: Here is the school calendar and public holidays for 2023
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REMINDER: Here is the school calendar and public holidays for 2023

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Lifestyle

Life Orientation out, ‘practical’ subjects in, says SA’s ‘Top Teacher’

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News

Hair we go: Education Department to launch new subjects by 2025

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty25-09-2022 06:00

The Department of Basic Education revealed plans to introduce subjects for Grades 10 to 12 by 2025 and hairdressing will be an option.

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News

‘No learner will be disadvantaged’ – Education Dept on LO paper

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty11-09-2022 20:01

The Department of Basic Education has assured parents and learners that no one will be disadvantaged by the Life Orientation paper.

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LGBTQIA+

Suicide shock: Calls for national policy to protect LGBTQI+ pupils

By Naledi de Wee08-09-2022 13:07

The Legal Resources Centre has called on the Department of Basic Education to protect queer pupils with a national LGBTQI+ school policy.

Sindawonye Primary School
Lifestyle

‘DBE’s doing nothing about it’: Bus used as classroom by EC school

By Nokuthula Ngcobo31-08-2022 18:55

The principal at Sindawonye Primary School has to teach her grade 6 learners inside an old bus as the school only has 2 classrooms.

Free State pupil
Eastern Cape

Classes to resume at Eastern Cape school where pupil was killed

By Thabo Baloyi28-08-2022 10:28

The Eastern Cape Department of Education confirmed that a murder case has been opened following the learner’s killing

teacher
Lifestyle

‘SA’s richest teacher’: Outcry over Lulu Menziwa nude posts

By Megan van den Heever18-08-2022 10:16

Social media users are calling for school teacher Lulu Menziwa to be sacked after she posted a series of explicit images online…

Minister
Education

Minister Angie Motshekga to host Zim’s Minister of Basic Education

By Siso Naile18-08-2022 06:33

SA and Zim Basic Education Ministers will exchange information about each other’s basic education systems through study visits and workshops

Free State pupil
Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape pupil KILLED ‘in full view of educators and learners’

By Thabo Baloyi18-08-2022 04:40

According to the Eastern Cape Education Department, the Grade 8 pupil was killed by another learner on Tuesday

Waterkloof Hills Combined School has finally opened up its doors in the North West. Image via Facebook Leyton Mokgerepi Lyrical-Assassin
Parenting and Kids

First look: Inside North West’s newly built R140m ‘state-of-the-art’ school

By Marilynn Manuel08-08-2022 13:08

Waterkloof Hills Combined School has finally opened in Rustenburg, North West, and boasts 32 smart classrooms, sports fields and more.

Kelly Khumalo
Celeb News

‘Disappointing’: Department to probe Kelly Khumalo hate song [watch]

By Megan van den Heever05-08-2022 21:41

The department of education are investigating a clip of schoolchildren singing a song about Kelly Khumalo ‘murdering’ Senzo Meyiwa.

School pupil
Lifestyle

NEW public school calendar for South Africa cuts back on holidays

By Garrin Lambley04-08-2022 18:03

The Department of Basic Education has gazetted the school calendar for 2024 with more days for pupils and fewer holidays.

Public Schools
Lifestyle

Here are South Africa’s best-performing public schools

By Rae Seleme01-08-2022 13:43

The Department of Basic Education has identified the top-performing public schools in every province in South Africa. Take a look…

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News

Dept of Educations warns about fake Examination Assistant post

By Siso Naile04-07-2022 19:17

The Department of Educations has warned about an Examination Assistant post making rounds, labelling it as fake news

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Lifestyle

Angie Motshekga admits more than 90k schoolgirls gave birth in past year

By Rae Seleme04-07-2022 05:13

Provincial figures: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga reveals 90 037 schoolgirls aged 10 to 19 gave birth in the past year.

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Lifestyle

Masks ‘have fallen’…but employers can force you to put them back on

By Megan van den Heever24-06-2022 09:21

A legal expert warned that employers have the prerogative to impose the wearing of face masks in the workplace…

literacy South Africa
News

Khoi, San and Nama languages now part of curriculum along with a Grade 9 certificate

By Storm Simpson23-06-2022 13:00

‘We increased the number of languages in the sector. We have added additional languages in our list of subjects; they are Khoi, Nama, San as well as African sign languages,’ said Motshekga.

Schools
Lifestyle

6 BIG changes proposed for SA schools – including a new timetable

By Rae Seleme07-06-2022 08:30

A proposal has been made to the Department of Basic Education to change SA’s school system to make up for lost time during the Covid-19.

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Parenting and Kids

Education department’s big promises: Here’s what parents need to know

By Marilynn Manuel25-04-2022 12:12

General Education Certificates, increased access to vocational-oriented subjects and ECD: These are a few of the changes coming to schools.

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KwaZulu-Natal

Education Department urges KZN principals to accept all students

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty24-04-2022 10:22

The Basic Education Department released a statement for principals with regard to students who do not have access to schools.

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Parenting and Kids

Attention parents: These school changes will soon be compulsory for kids

By Marilynn Manuel06-04-2022 11:20

The Department of Basic Education is making big changes to the country’s schooling system to ‘improve education and job outcomes’.

Xolani 'Shilisi' Langa, maskandi artist who went back to school
Celeb News

‘I’m offended’: 38-year-old maskandi artist Shilisi kicked out of school

By Nokuthula Ngcobo30-03-2022 18:02

Despite his Grade 11 classmates’ excitement at having a maskandi artist in their midst, Shilisi has been told he is too old for school.

Eastern Cape schools
Eastern Cape

School crisis: Eastern Cape Govt fails to spend R205m of education budget

By Weekend News Producer27-03-2022 15:23

The Eastern Cape Education Dept has had to hand back R205 million meant for schools. Why? The department simply didn’t spend it in time.

literacy South Africa
South Africa

Revealed: These are the provinces with the most unqualified teachers

By Storm Simpson22-03-2022 11:01

Minister Angie Motshekga provided a breakdown of the number of educators that are not academically and professionally qualified.

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News

Government announces new contracts for thousands of school assistants

By Thabo Baloyi13-03-2022 14:04

The current phase of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) in the Basic Education sector, created work for 280 000 assistants

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