News and Speeches for Ministry of Education
Storm damage keeps 21 Western Cape schools closed on Wednesday
27 September 2023Our latest updated information indicates that 249 schools in the Western Cape have been affected by the storms over the weekend. Read More
#ClassOf2023: 40 days to the start of the matric exams!
20 September 2023There are just 40 days to go to the start of the written National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, the Western Cape Government has pulled out all the stops to support our matric learners. Read More
New science labs for 9 Western Cape schools
19 September 2023This morning we opened the new science laboratory at Fairmount High School in Grassy Park, in partnership with Advancing Knowledge NPC and the Archway Foundation. Read More
Media alert: Growsmart Competition – 2023 winner ceremony!
8 September 2023Tomorrow, the winners of the 2023 Growsmart Literacy and Mathematics competition will be announced! Grade 4, 5 and 6 learners competing in the competition will be awarded their prizes. 160 schools took part in the competition this year. Read More
Media alert: National Teaching Awards – Western Cape Provincial Awards Ceremony
1 September 2023This evening, 1 September 2023, the Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, and the Head: Education, Brent Walters, will announce the provincial winners of the 2023 National Teaching Awards. Read More
Congratulations to the 2023 Western Cape Provincial Teaching Award winners!
1 September 2023This evening, I had the great pleasure of hosting the Western Cape Provincial Teaching Awards for 2023, now in their 23rd year. Read More
Massive improvement in attendance at Western Cape schools
15 August 2023We have had a massive improvement in school attendance, with 1 074 649 learners, or 89% of all learners enrolled, present at our schools on Monday in the Western Cape. Read More
We must get our children back to school
13 August 2023We stood firm during the SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike and refused to close all schools in the Western Cape. We did so not only to ensure schools focused on teaching and learning, but also to provide places of safety and supply meals to hungry... Read More
Let’s get back into school and #BackonTrack!
11 August 2023As a result of the SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike, learner and teacher absenteeism dealt a devastating blow to education and our efforts to recover learning losses because of COVID-19. Read More
Update on the SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike cost to education
10 August 2023As a result of the SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike, 728 247 learners stayed home from school today, which is 60% of the learners in our schools in the Western Cape. In addition, 12 026 staff members (21.5%) were also absent and 48 schools were... Read More
SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike is destroying teaching and learning in the WC
8 August 2023As a result of the SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike, 852 259 learners stayed home from school today, which is 71% of the learners in our schools. Read More
Number of learners missing school increases to over 456 000
7 August 2023The SANTACO-WC minibus taxi strike prevented 456 020 learners and 17 449 staff members from getting to school today, with the Cape Town metro education districts being the worst affected. Read More
Minibus taxi strike keeps over 287 000 children home from school
4 August 2023As a result of the SANTACO Western Cape minibus taxi strike, 287 420 learners have not been able to access their constitutional right to basic education today. Read More
Criminals continue to target Western Cape schools
2 August 2023Despite the Western Cape Government subsidising holiday security at 436 schools over the June/July holidays, our schools have unfortunately once again been targeted by criminals during this period. Read More
#BackOnTrack: Over 23 000 learners attend holiday classes
25 July 2023A total of 23 447 learners in Grade 7, 8, 10 and 12 attended #BackOnTrack and matric support classes over the holiday period in the Western Cape. Read More
SADTU/Equal Education collaboration school challenge dismissed by WC High Court
17 July 2023Today the Western Cape High Court has dismissed the challenge made by SADTU/Equal Education against the validity of our collaboration schools model, which makes high quality no-fee education available to learners in poor communities in the Western... Read More
Getting Grade 10 Mathematics #BackOnTrack
12 July 2023This morning I visited some of the 440 Grade 10 learners from the Metro South Education District who are attending #BackOnTrack Mathematics classes at the University of the Western Cape this week. Read More
Nominations for the 2023 National Teaching Awards are open!
22 June 2023Nominations for the 2023 National Teaching Awards (NTAs) are now open! Nominations close on 24 July 2023, and we urge all Western Cape teachers to participate. Read More
Rustenburg Girls’ High is in the Top 10 of the World’s Best School competition!
15 June 2023This morning, T4 Education in partnership with Templeton World Charity Foundation, Accenture and American Express, revealed their 2023 Top 10 shortlists for the World’s Best School Prize. Read More
Fatal road accident tragically claims lives of five school children
30 May 2023This morning, five children on their way to school were killed in a fatal traffic accident in Mitchells Plain. Initial information suggests that the bakkie in which the learners were being transported hit a traffic light, resulting in the children... Read More
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