With the 2026 academic year only weeks away, more than 10,000 Grade 1 and 8 pupils remain unplaced in Gauteng, fuelling ...

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane encourages parents to complete 2026 school admissions before the August deadline. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) urges parents to finalise applications ...

More than 16 000 Gauteng pupils are still waiting to be placed in the province's schools for the 2026 academic year.

More than 600,000 successful applications were recorded during the 2026 online admissions application period for grade 1 and grade 8. This milestone was reached on Tuesday, just less than two weeks ...

An impending crisis is on the cards for the 2026 Gauteng school admissions process as thousands remain unplaced. Why is this happening?

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane encourages parents to complete 2026 school admissions before the August deadline. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) urges parents to finalise applications ...

Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane during an address at Noordwyk High in Midrand on 9 July 2024, where he announced the commencement date for grade 1 and 8 online applications for 2025. Picture ...

JOHANNESBURG - A stressful few weeks ahead for Gauteng parents of children going into Grade 1 and Grade 8 next year. Online applications for schools went live 24 hours ago. WATCH | Gauteng Education ...

There are officially only four days left for parents to apply online for placement of grade 1 and grade 8 learners at public schools across Gauteng. Applications are set to close on Friday 29th August ...

Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane has announced that over 600 000 successful applications were recorded during the 2026 Online Admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8. In a ...

JOHANNESBURG - The deadline for online admissions for parents applying for Grade 1 and 8 placements closes at midnight. Gauteng Education is urging parents who have not yet applied to do so as soon as ...

Since its inception, the system has been difficult to navigate and often marred by glitches. Will parents still end up frustrated this time around? Gauteng Education Spokesperson, Steve Mabona ...