Documents

WCED Circulars

Official directives or notices from the Head of the Western Cape Education Department to schools, parents, and departmental structures.

0021: Repeal of previous circulars relating to the Standard Operating Procedure for logging calls with the Schools Information Technology (IT) Service Desk

0020: Implementation of leave without pay for employees (office- and institution-based educators and public service personnel)

Implementation of leave without pay for employees (office- and institution-based educators and public service personnel) (pdf, 144 KB)

Inwerkingtreding van onbetaalde verlof vir werknemers (kantoor- en inrigtinggebaseerde opvoeders en staatsdienspersoneel) (pdf, 158 KB)

Ukumiselwa kwekhefu elingahlawulelwayo kubasebenzi (abahlohli abasebenzela eziofisini kwakunye nabasebenzi baseburhulumenteni) (pdf, 122 KB)

Deputy Directors-Service Benefits-Final.pdf (pdf, 81 KB)

0019: Vetting of all officials against the National Child Protection Register (NCPR)

0018: Final timetable for the November 2026 NSC examinations

0017: Phase II of the ERP and VEP

0016: Broadband 2.0 roll-out: Installation of a power-monitoring unit

0015: Promoting mass participation and learner talent development in school sport

0014: GEPF’s revised actuarial interest factors and its impact on withdrawal benefits

0013: Safety and Security Resilience Scorecard (SSRS) online implementation via CEMIS

0012: School Assessment Irregularities Committee (SAIC) guidelines

0011: Application process for changes to grades, subjects, Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) (Grades R–12) and implementation of occupational or vocational streams at ordinary public schools

0010: May/June 2026 examination timetable and arrangements for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Senior Certificate (SC) examinations

0009: Increase in subsidies for hostel boarding, private transport, private boarding and personnel at hostels and ordinary public schools

0008: School attendance of Grades 4−12 learners during and after the June and November 2026 school-based internal examination and assessment periods

0007: ISHP implementation for 2026

0006: Protocol for granting former employees access to WCED premises

0005: Compensation for school fee exemptions

0004: Operations management (office closure) during the 2026 festive period

0003: Capturing the textbooks issued at the end of the first school term and those retrieved during the last school term of each year and the need to ensure accurate record keeping and reporting on textbook retention and retrieval for 2026

0002: Dates and time frames for applications for admission to ordinary public schools and the management of school admission information for 2026/27

0001: Implementation of the amended leave of absence application form (Annexure H.1) for school-based educators

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Circulars 1995 - 2002