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Provincial Principals Forum ends their term on a high note

The two-year term of the Provincial Principals Forum (PFF) came to an end in November 2019 and new members are due to be elected in January 2020.

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Safe Schools Holiday Programme

Learners can look forward to activities like snorkling, beach cleanups, yoga, arts and crafts, as well as indigenous games as part of holiday activities organised by the Safe Schools division of the Western Cape Education Department.

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The end of a remarkable year!

Brian Schreuder, Head of Department, sent the following message to principals, teachers and administrative staff this week, celebrating the end of 2019: The “Year of the Learner.”

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Western Cape’s top ten blood donor schools for 2019

Spine Road High in Mitchell’s Plain did it again!

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Surfing programme yields positive change for children with autism

Waves for Change (W4C), a local NGO that offers weekly surf therapy sessions to more than 1 000 children, is shifting the boundaries and...

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Khayelitsha school’s hockey team wins big at SA Sports Awards

Ikhwezilesizwe Primary School in Khayelitsha has become synonymous with excellence on the hockey field.

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Protea Heights Academy fly SA flag at World Robotics Olympiad

Protea Heights Academy’s Team Hello World placed sixth out of 32 countries in the World Robotics Olympiad in Hungary earlier this month...

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Appreciation for district officials who literally went the extra mile

Rietpoort Primary School in the Matzikama Municipality is one of the West Coast Education District’s remotest schools.

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South Peninsula High School’s Post Exam Programme

While learners have finished writing exams, the school year is not over yet and schools like South Peninsula High School in Diep River organise extensive post exam programmes to keep learners busy.

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Unleash the power of reading!

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) wants to get everyone on board to get learners reading at appropriate levels.

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