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99.2% of Grade 1 and 8 learners placed in the Western Cape

The Western Cape Education Department is ready for the 2023 school year, with 35 872 teachers and 7 578 public service staff returning to...

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Gains made in placement, but late applications are a reality

As of 20 December 2022, 99% of our Grade 1 and 8 learners had been placed at schools for the start of the school year, with 680 learners...

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Debate on Vote 5: Education Adjustment Budget

Honourable Chairperson, Our budget is indeed a ‘Framework for Hope’: Hope for our parents, Hope for our teachers, And most crucially, hope...

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Western Cape Education Budget Speech 2022

Speaker, Premier, Members of the Provincial Cabinet, Members, and Guests, For the last number of years, I have been in the unfortunate...

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Western Cape 2020 National Senior Certificate Awards

A lot has certainly happened over the last year! And we can see the result of that in this rather unusual format of our award ceremony this...

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Western Cape 2019 National Senior Certificate Awards

Welcome to our annual celebration of the achievements of our learners in the National Senior Certificate Examinations, kindly hosted again...

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Speech delivered by WC MEC Debbie Schäfer at the debate on the Premier’s SOPA

On Friday, the Premier showed us how, when the voting public is prepared to “swim upstream”, and vote differently to the rest of the country...

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Western Cape Government Education Budget Vote 2018/2019

Madam Speaker, before I present the 2018/2019 Budget for Education in the Western Cape, it is my privilege to welcome a number of special...

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Western Cape 2017 National Senior Certificate Awards

Premier Helen Zille DG of the Western Cape Government, Brent Gerber Superintendent-General Brian Schreuder Chair of the Western Cape...

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Western Cape Government Education Budget Vote 2017/2018

Madam Speaker, it gives me pleasure to present to you my third budget since I took office in 2014. It is my privilege to welcome a number of...

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