Held every year from 25 November to 10 December, 16 Days of aims to raises awareness about violence against women and children. Read More
Statement by Minister Alan Winde encouraging citizens and visitors to our province to have a safe and enjoyable holiday season. Read More
On 8 November 2013, Premier Helen Zille and Minister Donald Grant will be attending the Western Cape teaching awards ceremony. Read More
The Western Cape Education Department introduced a new version of the Matric Support site on 16 September,adding 52 videos on Life Science. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Education Donald Grant appeals to all candidates to use all opportunities to study as they prepare for the end-of-year examinations due to start in just over a week. Read More
Today, 14 October 2013, Minister of Education Donald Grant will announce significant steps to relieve the funding challenges of Western Cape fee-paying schools. Read More
The Western Cape Government recognises the need for care and service to older persons and, to make this possible, the 2013 budget for services for the elderly increased to R166 million, up from R154 million last year. Through programmes driven by... Read More
The National Science Week is an annual celebration of science and innovation that takes place in all nine provinces. This year, the week will run from Monday 29 July to Saturday, 3 August 2013. Read More
Minister of Education Donald Grant visited John Ramsay High School in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town today to celebrate the official opening of the school's new facilities. Read More
In celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day, Minister for Education Donald Grant visited the “Mandela Day” container library at the V&A Waterfront and read to learners from Alpine Primary School in Mitchells Plain. Read More
I should like to welcome all our educators and learners back to school for the third term. I hope all of our educators and learners had an enjoyable winter break and are now prepared and ready for the busy weeks ahead. I am grateful to all our... Read More
There are only 123 days to go before the start of the 2013 National Senior Certificate (NSC).This year, a total of 48 954 full-time candidates have registered for the 2013 NSC. There are therefore 3 393 more full-time candidates than last year. Read More
Tomorrow, 26 June, Minister Grant will be visiting Esangweni Secondary in Khayelitsha where Grade 12 learners are participating in a Winter School programme in preparation for the 2013 National Senior Certificate Examinations. Read More
In order to keep our children safe and occupied during the school holidays, the WCED’s has numerous holiday activities and extra tuition planned for learners, as well as, training programmes for educators. Read More
The Western Cape Education Department's expanded telematics programme now includes 146 schools throughout the province and benefits learners from Grade 10 to 12. Read More
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) activated its online ordering system for textbook procurement for textbooks 2014 today, 3 June 2013. Read More
General Practitioners (GPs) in the private sector are in the spotlight as Metropolitan Health Risk Management teams up with the Western Cape Government Health and the Southern African HIV Clinicians' Society to ensure that HIV positive patients... Read More
Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, will open the Big Bore CT Scanner and the Cancer Research and Training Centre at Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) today. Read More
Today, 23 May 2013 Minister Grant will be visiting a textbook exhibition at the Metro Central Education District offices. Read More
Minister of Education Donald Grant visits the Carel Du Toit in celebration of their 40th anniversary. Read More