News and Speeches for Western Cape Education Department
New School in Mitchell?s Plain Major Investment in Building a Learning Home for All
9 October 2005The opening of a new school in Tafelsig, Mitchell's Plain represents a major investment in our efforts to provide a Learning Home for all our children. This is also an investment in the future of this suburb and the province as a whole, says... Read More
Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore's Message to Matriculants
3 October 2005From Monday 10 October, you will start writing the most important examinations of your school career to date, the 2005 Senior Certificate examinations. This will probably be an emotional period for you, since you will have to bid farewell to your... Read More
MEC Urges Schools to Make Use of Bus Testing Offer
3 October 2005Statement by Western Cape MEC for Education Cameron Dugmore Read More
Press Briefing: Learner Transport Safety
2 October 2005All media are invited to a press briefing with Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore, Tuesday 04 October 2005, 13h00, 23rd floor, Golden Acre, Cape Town. TOPIC: Learner Transport Safety Read More
Successful End to Representative Council of Learners (RCL) Conference
28 September 2005The successful conclusion of the three-day long conference of Representative Council of Learners yesterday is a significant step towards the finalisation of the provincial association of learners. Read More
Provincial Representative Council of Learners - Invitation to All Media
26 September 2005All media are invited to a press conference on Wednesday 28 September 2005, 12h00 at the Boland College in Worcester to meet the inaugural leadership of the provincial association of Representative Council of Learners (RCL's). Read More
New CD Guide on Learning Barriers
22 September 2005The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has published a guide for teachers on how to identify and assist learners who are experiencing various barriers to learning. Read More
Celebrating Excellence in the Further Education and Training Sector
22 September 2005The fact that over one hundred entries were received by the public Further Education and Training (FET) sector awards panel for the prestigious honours, is proof of the level of excellence displayed by the sector, says the Head of the Western Cape... Read More
Computer Society Honours Top WCED Officials
18 September 2005The Computer Society of South Africa (CSSA) has selected Kobus van Wyk, programme manager of the Western Cape Education Department's (WCED) Khanya Project, as the society’s ICT Person of the Year for 2005. Read More
WCED Honours Top Teachers for 2005
11 September 2005The Western Cape Education (WCED) has the pleasure of announcing the names of teachers and principals who have received the Western Cape Teaching Awards for 2005. The awards were presented at a prestigious event in Cape Town on Friday night, 9... Read More
WCED Looking at Creative Ways to Use Additional Posts
8 September 2005The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is looking at creative ways of using additional posts to enhance education next year, especially in the province's poorest schools. Read More
Bus Accident - Special Disaster Fund
25 August 2005A special disaster fund has been set up in support of medical and funeral costs of the victims of a bus accident yesterday, in which three learners and the driver died.Almost 40 learners were also injured, of which six seriously after an educational... Read More
Education MEC Mourns Loss of Young Lives
24 August 2005Three learners and the driver of a bus transporting primary school learners on an educational excursion to Table Mountain died this afternoon when, according to initial reports, the brakes of the bus apparently failed. Read More
Building a Learning Home for All: Visit to Rural Schools
16 August 2005Western Cape MEC for Education Cameron Dugmore will on Thursday 18th August 2005 visit several rural schools in the Southern Cape, to address various issues affecting learners and communities in these remote, historically neglected areas. Read More
New Learner Tracking System Will Improve Efficiency and Quality
7 August 2005The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is developing a new learner tracking system to help improve both efficiency and the quality of education in the province. The system will track learners from the time they enter Grade 1 until they leave... Read More
Western Cape Education Department Presents ABET Awards
7 August 2005The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will present the first Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) Awards on Monday, 8 August 2005, at the Cape Teaching Institute in Kuils River. Read More
Funeral of Cheslyn Jones
28 July 2005Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool and MEC for Education Cameron Dugmore will tomorrow morning (Saturday 30 July 2005) attend the funeral of the 17-year-old Manenberg learner who was stabbed to death last week. Read More
Grade 7 Teachers Enthusiastic About RNCS Training
27 July 2005The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is preparing to introduce the Revised National Curriculum in Grade 7 in 2006 and teachers have responded enthusiastically. Read More
MEC Dugmore's Visit to Manenberg Where Learner Was Stabbed to Death
20 July 2005Western Cape MEC for Education Cameron Dugmore this morning visited the Manenberg High School, after a learner was stabbed to death yesterday. Read More
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