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Decline in reported learner pregnancies - Western Cape

Schools in the Western Cape have reported a decline in learner pregnancies over the past three years from 2 880 in 2015 to 2 148 in 2017...

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Six Cape Town learners to attend 59th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)

The South African team attending the 59th International Mathematics Olympiad are all from Cape Town schools. For the past four years, five...

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Grade 12 learners attend Winter Schools across the Western Cape

With 116 days to go to the start of the 2018 NSC examinations, the next five months are a very important time in a learner's school career...

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MEC Schafer responds to the ANC's false claims on Amendment Bill

I have taken note of the opportunism and hypocrisy of the ANC, via a statement by Faiez Jacobs on a proposed provision within the Western...

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WCED Winter holiday programmes for learners and educators

Today brings to a close the second school term of the 2018 academic year and the start of the winter school holidays. Following a busy...

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Three teachers hijacked at gunpoint on school premises - ACJ Phakade Primary School

On Monday morning, three teachers from ACJ Phakade Primary School in Nomzamo were hijacked at gunpoint as they arrived at school. The...

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MEC Schafer at the Policy debate on Budget Vote No 14 – Basic Education

"Chairperson, Minister Motshekga announced in her speech in the National Assembly last month, the measures that her Department is taking to...

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Minister Schafer announces R10 000 reward for information following armed attacks on schools

In the last three weeks there have been 4 separate armed attacks on our schools. The armed robberies were timed to take place just after the...

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Western Cape Education MEC and HOD meet with EE leadership

On Thursday evening (24 th May 2018), we held a very productive meeting with the leadership of Equal Education (EE) regarding the current...

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Western Cape 2017 NSC pass rate increases to 84.3% after Supplementary Exams

The Western Cape 2017 NSC pass rate has increased from 82.8% to 84.3% following the completion of the Supplementary Examinations. Candidates...

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