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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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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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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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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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Rugby hero Cheslin Kolbe surprises his alma mater

“Cheslin-mania” hit Brackenfell High School when Cheslin Kolbe and his dad, Andrew Kolbe, visited the school a day before he left SA for his...

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Global education leader wins provincial Kader Asmal Excellence Award

Alta van Heerden, principal of Sunlands Primary School in Kenwyn, has been named the Western Cape winner of the Kader Asmal Excellence Award...

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Overberg Education District Celebrates its Multi-Grade Teachers and Principals!

On Saturday 16 November 2019, the Overberg Education District showed its appreciation for Multi-Grade teaching at a wonderful celebration...

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Ministers open new School Kitchen in commemoration of World Children's Day

In commemoration of World Children’s Day on 20 November 2019, the Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez and the...

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Knysna Primary School bids farewell to beloved principal

Robert Stoker, Principal of Knysna Primary School, is retiring at the end of this year, after being at the helm of the school for 21 years.

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Mfuleni school “Building Blitz”

More than 300 international volunteers are hard at work building classrooms at two schools in Mfuleni in Cape Town.

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