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Western Cape Department of Education, WCED, schools, exams, tests, assessment, Grade 10, Grade 11, BackOnTrack, high schools, COVID-19 pandemic, exams during a pandemic
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Grade 10 and 11 pupils in the Western Cape *may* write exams

Heathfield High School, Western Cape Education Department, Cape Town, Cape Peninsula, students clash with law enforcement, students clashing
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WATCH | Heathfield High School stay closed [VIDEO]

Watch VICIOUS mass brawl erupts inside Western Cape high school video
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WATCH | Mass brawl erupts inside Western Cape high school [VIDEO]

Western Cape Department of Education, WCED, schools, exams, tests, assessment, Grade 10, Grade 11, BackOnTrack, high schools, COVID-19 pandemic, exams during a pandemic
News

Grade 10 and 11 pupils in the Western Cape *may* write exams

Heathfield High School, Western Cape Education Department, Cape Town, Cape Peninsula, students clash with law enforcement, students clashing
News

WATCH | Heathfield High School stay closed [VIDEO]

Watch VICIOUS mass brawl erupts inside Western Cape high school video
News

WATCH | Mass brawl erupts inside Western Cape high school [VIDEO]

Parents of children at Portland Primary in Cape Town have shut down the school over safety concerns. Image via Facebook The City of Cape Town
Parenting and Kids

Gatvol Cape Town parents shut down ‘death trap’ primary school

By Marilynn Manuel21-07-2022 16:22

‘If something happens, what is the WCED going to do? Send condolences, light a candle?’ a parent asked about the school’s condition.

school admission
Parenting and Kids

School admissions 2023: Get ready parents, 15 days to go!

By Marilynn Manuel31-03-2022 17:22

The Department of Education has urged parents to start with their children’s school admissions as early as possible.

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News

School admissions deadline ‘just days away’ – here’s who needs to apply

By Storm Simpson31-03-2022 11:49

‘Applying after this date could affect their choice of placement and it will affect our planning,’ said the WCED.

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News

WC learners vomiting and screaming – claiming they got ‘a calling’ from their ancestors’

By Corné van Zyl07-03-2022 09:59

Several learners were seen vomiting, screaming, and passing out. The learners allegedly said they were getting ‘ancestral calling’.

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LGBTQIA+

LGBTQI+ organisation advocates for boys to wear skirts at school

By Naledi de Wee14-02-2022 14:54

Should boys wear skirts? The Triangle Project says schools should adopt dress codes that allow for gender-neutral uniforms.

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Western Cape

WCED calls for schools to return to normal, scrapping of the one-metre rule

By Storm Simpson13-01-2022 11:17

‘Depriving our children of the opportunity to attend school full-time in the current circumstances is no longer justified,’ said Debbie Schafer.

Grade 8 2022 online admissions applications
News

Homophobic discrimination: Learners banned from observing Pride Month

By Neesha Maharaj10-06-2021 16:40

Gay and lesbian learners at the DF Malan Hoerskool in Belville, Cape Town victimised for marking International Pride Month.

WCED schools
News

WCED plans to find schools for 2550 learners who missed the first term

By Storm Simpson23-04-2021 13:27

Schools in the Western Cape are chock-a-block but the WCED has a plan to get more than 2000 learners who missed out on the first term back into classrooms.

‘Story Stars’: Girl, 10, write
Parenting and Kids

‘Story Stars’: Girl, 10, writes and stars in her own animated film

By The South African19-03-2021 17:32

Keschrie Booysen shone brightest in the 2020 ‘Story Stars’ competition for grade 4s. Here’s how pupils can enter this year’s competition.

Human Rights Day EFF
News

EFF calls for suspension of Vredenburg Primary School principal for ‘extremely racist’ comment

By Cheryl Kahla19-02-2021 19:55

The Economic Freedom Fighters call for a full investigation “into the climate and culture of the school”.

pupils lockdown
Lifestyle

Competition to celebrate teachers inspired by ‘My Octopus Teacher’

By TheSouthAfrican.com25-11-2020 11:20

The Western Cape Education Department is holding a school library competition to recognise the wonderful work teachers have done this year.

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