With schools set to reopen on Monday 8 June, the growing number of schools that are being vandalised, is a great cause for concern.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, has released a process for those parents and guardians looking into homeschooling.
The headmaster had been suspended following the tragic death of 14-year-old Enoch Mpianzi, who drowned on a school camp.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said there has been five school break-ins for PPE thus far. PPE with an element of alcohol is being targeted.
The Gauteng Education Department announced that two pupils, an eight-year-old and a 12-year-old, from Hammanskraal lost their lives.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura, on Thursday, confirmed that 54 people had been arrested for the vandalism and burning of schools.
Despite many calls to stop the spread of fake news during the coronavirus pandemic, it is still continuing at an alarming rate.
In what has been a devastating day, three siblings all of them in primary school, lost their lives in the horrific Eldorado crash.
In a string of unfortunate events, a further five Gauteng pupils have lost their lives bringing the total death toll to 27.
The Grayston Preparatory School in Johannesburg closed its doors on Monday after a teacher was suspected of having the coronavirus.
The Grayston Preparatory School in Gauteng has been closed after a staff member allegedly came into direct contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Gauteng Education Department is saddened by the number of pupil deaths reported in the last month.
A teenager who went missing from the Lantern High School on Monday was spotted by other pupils walking around in Roodepoort on Wednesday.
The student was found at Mopanya Mall in Soweto on Wednesday morning.
The safety of Gauteng school children is under a great deal of scrutiny after a string of deaths, illnesses and injuries.
Another young life claimed, another ‘thoughts and prayers’ message to grieving parents as the death toll climbs
After failed attempts to find Grade 11 pupil, Kealon Rufus, a school, he and his family feel the education system has let them down.
The Gauteng department of education has again had to deal with more tragedy, following the death of a Pretoria pupil and the rape of another in Tembisa.
Five Gauteng families this past week suffered the ultimate heartbreak when their children left their homes for school never to return.
The girl accused of bullying a fellow pupil will appear in court on assault charges, on Friday.
A video of a bullying incident at the Modiri Secondary School in Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng, has been making its rounds on social media.
Three teachers from the Riverlea High School in Gauteng have been killed in a car accident on Wednesday, education department confirms.
The MEC confirmed that preliminary results from the probe suggest that the camp was not authorised by the department.
The teachers’ alleged blunders could have contributed to the death of the teen, insiders claim.
The late application process for unplaced pupils will close on 24 January.