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Minister Maynier urges candidates to celebrate responsibly during matric rage events

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Matric rage events will kick off in the Western Cape and other...

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We are doing our schoolwork by building the equivalent of a new school every four days!

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Yesterday I visited Westridge Secondary School in Mitchell’s Plain...

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SANTACO taxi strike keeps over 128 000 children home from school

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape While Western Cape matric candidates were all able to write their...

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We are doing our schoolwork! Western Cape Education Department announces unprecedented school infrastructure delivery programme

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We are excited to announce that the Western Cape Education...

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Contingency measures in place to assist matrics during SANTACO strike

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We are deeply disappointed by SANTACO Western Cape’s decision to...

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Western Cape public schools paid over R36 million in bank charges in 2021

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Western Cape public schools paid a total of over R36 million in bank...

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Schools can win R25 000 for library resources in the ‘Letter to my library’ competition

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape Entries are now open for our annual school library competition, and...

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#ClassOf2022: Crib notes and cell phones do not go unnoticed by our invigilators!

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We are not yet halfway through the 2022 National Senior Certificate...

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Public sector strike should not affect Western Cape matric exams

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape We can assure parents that we have taken every precaution to ensure...

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Update on intervention at Fish Hoek High School

Statement by Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape A diversity intervention, by an external service provider, took...

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