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Don’t wait! TWO DAYS left in the 2024 admissions applications window

There are just two days left for parents to apply on time for a place for their child in a school in 2024. The 2024 online application...

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Don’t wait! ONE WEEK left in the 2024 admissions applications window

As of 14h30 on 5 April 2023, we had received applications for 103 796 learners for the 2024 school year. With parents applying for more than...

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Don’t wait! Two weeks left in the 2024 admissions applications window

As of 2pm on 30 March 2023, we had received applications for 90 305 learners for the 2024 school year. With parents applying for more than...

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Education – A budget to get the job done

Introduction We will spend a massive R29.55 billion on education this year in the Western Cape. Which is an increase of R1.38 billion...

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Six schools win R25 000 each for library resources!

Last Thursday, Minister David Maynier, Minister of Education Western Cape, announced the winners of our 2022 school library competition:...

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Schools take part in Mini Netball World Cup

Excitement is mounting for the Netball World Cup in Cape Town later this year and school teams are getting into the spirit by taking part in Mini Netball World Cup events across the province.

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National School Nutrition Programme garden competition

Western Cape schools with flourishing gardens recently reaped the fruits of their labour in the form of awards.

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Athwood Attains an Annual Anthem Award from America!

Athwood Primary School in Hanover Park, in collaboration with USA based organisation the David Z Foundation, recently succeeded in producing...

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Pinelands learners to take part in International Festival of Engineering Science and Technology

Joseph Gibbon and Matthew Redfern, Grade 12 learners at Pinelands High School, earned gold medals at the prestigious International Festival...

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Twins excited to receive assistive devices

Twin sisters diagnosed with Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder that affects vision, were recipients of portable electronic...

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