News and Speeches for Ministry of Education
Media Alert: Minister Grant to Visit Athlone School for the Blind
21 May 2014Outgoing Minister of Education Donald Grant will tomorrow, 22 May 2014, see how new technologies are improving the lives of visually impaired learners. Read More
Supplementary Examinations – Increases in the Numbers and Quality of Passes
14 May 2014Over 600 additional candidates have now passed their National Senior Certificate after successfully completing supplementary examinations. Read More
Current and Future Education Infrastructure Projects – Accessible to the Public
29 April 2014Communities throughout the Western Cape will now be able to keep track of the construction and completion of 62 schools in the Western Cape via the new Capital Infrastructure Delivery website. Read More
Hotline for Educators and Learners to Report Abuse and School Crime
22 April 2014The Western Cape Education Department's Safe Schools hotline serves as a link between schools and communities to contribute to a safe and crime-free school environment. Read More
New Technology Assists Visually Impaired Learner to Attend Public School
14 April 2014With the help of new technology, a grade nine visually impaired learner will now attend a normal public school. Read More
Media Alert: New Technology Helps Visually Impaired Learner Attend Public School
11 April 2014On Monday morning, Minister Grant is visiting Swartland High School to meet Grade 9 learner, Peter Janze-Duur, who has recently moved from the Pionier School for the Blind to Swartland High School. Read More
School Burglary and Vandalism over the Autumn School Holidays
9 April 2014Minister Grant encourages community support in reporting the illegal trade of copper and other metals to local police. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Grant to Attend isiXhosa Grade One Pilot Project Launch
7 April 2014Minister Donald Grant will be attending the first isiXhosa class as part of the isiXhosa Pilot Project launch at Montevideo Primary School on Monday, 7 April 2014. Read More
Minister Grant Attends First Grade 1 isiXhosa Lesson
7 April 2014The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has introduced an isiXhosa Grade one Pilot Project to ten Western Cape schools to see whether a second additional language can be achievable. Read More
Department of Education Releases Guidelines on Playground Safety at Schools
2 April 2014The Western Cape Education Department is committed to keeping learners safe at our schools. Read More
Western Cape Conducts Competency Testing for National Senior Certificate Markers
26 March 2014The Western Cape Education Department aims to improve quality towards the marking credibility of the National Senior Certificate examinations in the province. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Grant to Deliver Western Cape Education Budget Speech
19 March 2014The Western Cape Education Department budget speech will be delivered on 20 March 2014 by Minister Donald Grant. Read More
Western Cape Education Department's Reaction to Court Judgment
25 February 2014The Western Cape Education Department notes the judgment handed down by the court on Tuesday, 25 February 2014. Read More
Media Alert: Minister Grant to Visit West End Primary School in Lentegeur
18 February 2014Minister Grant will congratulate West End Primary School for their Language and Mathematics results. Read More
Media Alert: Language and Mathematics Awards
18 February 2014Tonight, 18 February, the 2013 Language and Mathematics award ceremony will be held to honour the top achieving schools in the province for their performance in the 2013 Grade 3, 6 and 9 language and mathematics tests.Categories include: Read More
Learner Migration into the Western Cape
6 February 2014The Western Cape Education Department reviews how many learners from outside the province have enrolled in Western Cape schools since 2010, focusing mainly on inward migration from the Eastern Cape. Read More
Media Alert: Media Briefing on Inward Migration of Learners into the Province
5 February 2014On Thursday, 6 February, the media are invited to attend a press conference on inward migration of learners into the Western Cape province. Read More
Only 1.3% of Candidates Did Not Pass the NSC or Qualify for a Supplementary
21 January 2014The Department has collated the figures of the candidates who have qualified to write the 2013 supplementary examinations. Read More
Western Cape Education Condemns School Burglary and Vandalism
20 January 2014The cost of repairs due to burglary or vandalism during the December/January holiday period has significant impact on education. Read More
Few Tears and Happy Faces on First Day of School
15 January 2014Over 950 000 learners in the Western Cape attended their first day of school today. Read More
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