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School admissions 2023: 15 days to go!

Statement by Bronagh Hammond: Director for Communication, Western Cape Education Department Today is the midway mark for the 2023 school...

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2022 Western Cape Education Budget Speech

Speech by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Speaker, Premier, Members of the Provincial Cabinet, Members, and...

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Winners of “My Covid Journey” school library competition announced

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape In celebration of International School Library Month (ISLM) which...

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2021 Systemic Test results confirm devastating impact of Covid-19 on education

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape In January this year, I called for the scrapping of the 1 metre...

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Western Cape 2021 National Senior Certificate Awards

Good morning Premier Alan Winde, and Mrs Tracy Winde, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Daylin Mitchell, DG of the...

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Matric 2021 Awards to Schools

Category 1A: Most Improved Public Schools

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Minister Schäfer welcomes return to full-time school attendance

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I am extremely pleased with the announcement yesterday that the...

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Xia du Toit is our 2021 Story Stars winner!

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape Would it not be every Grade 4 learner’s dream to write, narrate and...

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SIU finding against WCED referred for recommendations on further action

Statement by Minister Debbie Schäfer, Minister of Education Western Cape I have noted the claims by various politicians regarding the...

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