Gauteng Education ‘unlikely’ to meet admissions deadline
The Gauteng Department of Education says it has managed to place some 4 000 grade 1 and grade 8 pupils between Sunday and Wednesday.
The latest round of placements put the number of pupils still without a desk for next year at 31 549.
The department, which received nearly 750 000 grade 1 and grade 8 applications in August, was expected to place all pupil by 30 November.
But spokesperson Steve Mabona admits it is unlikely that the department will be able to place the remaining pupils by the Wednesday deadline.
“As mentioned previously, our challenge is capacity at schools in high pressure areas that received large volumes of applications which exceed the number of learners they can accommodate.
“We have therefore decided to increase capacity at all identified high pressure schools by providing mobile units that will be delivered before the commencement of the 2023 academic year.”
Mabona says late application registration will resume on 20 December.
“From Thursday, 1 December 2022, we will commence the process of placing all applicants who were unable to provide their proof of address during the application period.
“We wish to reiterate that the system will be open from 20 December 2022 until 20 January 2023 for late applications to accommodate parents who were unable to apply.”
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