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Western Cape teachers continue to learn

The Western Cape Education Department’s professional development centre, the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI), hosts hundreds...

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Western Cape celebrates the joy of reading aloud

Schools and Western Cape Education Department (WCED) officials joined millions of readers, writers and listeners around the world on Wednesday, 5 February 2020 in spreading the joy and power of reading aloud and sharing stories.

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Young tennis stars go from strength to strength

Leigh van Zyl of Paarl Girls’ High represented South Africa at the Southern Africa Tennis Championships in Namibia where she won a silver medal in the individual competition and a gold medal in the team competition.

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Cyclists create cancer awareness

Groenvlei High School in Lansdowne will be welcoming home this Saturday a group of cyclists that embarked on a 450km journey to spread cancer awareness, promote peace and raise funds.

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Call for input for “Education Conversations for the Future”

The Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED) second Future Focus Education Conference will be held in June 2020 in Cape Town following the...

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2021 Enrolment process opens soon

Applications for school admissions in 2021 open on Monday, 17 February 2020.

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Artscape to launch its year-long education programme

Audiences can look forward to Artscape’s annual education and training programme that seeks to make the arts more accessible, provide a...

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Teachers to be trained in online safety

Western Cape teachers will receive training in the Online Safety Curriculum next month.

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Curriculum hard at work to help schools perform at their best

It was a historic moment as it is the first time that Basic Education and Higher Education Institutions collaborated to host such an event...

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Heideveld High – home of basketball

Basketball as a sport at Heideveld High has come a long way since they started out with two teams in 2009.

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