News and Speeches for Ministry of Education
Western Cape 2022 National Senior Certificate Awards
2 February 2023Good morning, Premier Alan Winde, and Tracy Winde, and thank you for hosting us again this year at your lovely home. Welcome to our principals, and our teachers, and our parents, and our colleagues, and our supporters. Read More
Matric 2022 Awards to Candidates
2 February 2023Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2022 Read More
Matric 2022 Awards to Schools
2 February 2023Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2022 Read More
Media alert: Western Cape NSC 2022 Awards Ceremony livestream
1 February 2023On Thursday 2 February 2023, Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, will host the Western Cape National Senior Certificate (NSC) 2022 Awards Ceremony at Leeuwenhof, the Premier’s Residence. Read More
Criminals target Western Cape schools during holiday period
27 January 2023Western Cape schools again fell victim to criminal activity during the December/January school holidays. Read More
#ClassOf2022 continues to close the inequality gap
20 January 2023This morning I visited Hector Peterson Secondary School in Wallacedene to celebrate the release of the individual 2022 National Senior Certificate Results to candidates. Read More
Media alert: Western Cape NSC 2022 results
19 January 2023The results of the 2022 National Senior Certificate exams will be announced today and tomorrow. All statements and soundbites will be posted on the WCED’s media group on WhatsApp. To be added to the group, please send your cellphone number to Kerry. Read More
Western Cape #ClassOf2022 beat the odds!
19 January 2023We are delighted that the Western Cape matric Class of 2022 has beaten the odds and increased our provincial matric pass rate to 81.4%, with 49 102 candidates passing their exams – the largest number of successful candidates we’ve ever had! Read More
Premier Winde and Minister Maynier welcome Western Cape learners back to school
18 January 2023This morning, Premier Alan Winde joined me for a visit to Starling Primary School, to celebrate the start of the 2023 school year and welcome learners back to school in the Western Cape. Read More
Premier Winde and Minister Maynier to visit Starling Primary School
17 January 2023On Wednesday, 18 January 2023, Premier Alan Winde will join Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, and the WCED’s Superintendent-General, Mr Brent Walters, for a visit to Starling Primary School to celebrate the start of the school year. Read More
Reminder of prohibition of political activities in schools
17 January 2023We are aware of various representatives of political parties currently undertaking visits to our schools as we start the school year, and planned visits for the first day of school. Read More
99.2% of Grade 1 and 8 learners placed in the Western Cape
16 January 2023The Western Cape Education Department is ready for the 2023 school year, with 35 872 teachers and 7 578 public service staff returning to schools today to prepare for the arrival of over 1.2 million learners on Wednesday, 18 January 2023. Read More
Gains made in placement, but late applications are a reality
15 January 2023As of 20 December 2022, 99% of our Grade 1 and 8 learners had been placed at schools for the start of the school year, with 680 learners still requiring placement. Read More
Western Cape schools are now full
21 December 2022Earlier this week Premier Alan Winde joined for a site visit to Rosendaal High School in Delft, where we are constructing a new Junior High School campus as part of our unprecedented school infrastructure delivery programme, which aims to deliver... Read More
#ClassOf2022: Matric exams conclude successfully in the Western Cape
7 December 2022This week, a very successful National Senior Certificate (NSC) exam session comes to a close in the Western Cape. Read More
Debate on Vote 5: Education Adjustment Budget
5 December 2022Honourable Chairperson, Our budget is indeed a ‘Framework for Hope’: Hope for our parents, Hope for our teachers, And most crucially, hope for our children. Read More
Minister Maynier urges candidates to celebrate responsibly during matric rage
1 December 2022Matric rage events will kick off in the Western Cape and other provinces this weekend, and we urge all of our candidates to celebrate safely and responsibly this year. Read More
We are building the equivalent of a new school every four days!
30 November 2022Yesterday I visited Westridge Secondary School in Mitchell’s Plain and Hindle High School in Delft to view the additional Moladi classrooms being constructed for the 2023 school year. Read More
SANTACO taxi strike keeps over 128 000 children home from school
24 November 2022While Western Cape matric candidates were all able to write their exams this week, the rest of our learners were severely affected by the SANTACO taxi strike held on 21 to 22 November 2022. Read More
WCED announces unprecedented school infrastructure delivery programme
22 November 2022Statement by Minister David Maynier, Western Cape Minister of Education Read More
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