News and Speeches for Ministry of Education
Ministers Schäfer and Grant encourage learners to celebrate responsibly
27 November 2017Tomorrow, Tuesday 28th November 2017, National Senior Certificate (NSC) Candidates will write their last examination, with 924 candidates writing Design and 126 candidates writing Agricultural Management Practices. Read More
Good news for matric candidates
27 November 2017Matric candidates will be able to collect their National Senior Certificate results an hour earlier in the Western Cape on Friday, 5 January 2018. Candidates may collect their results at their schools from 11h00 instead of 12h00 noon as originally... Read More
WCED compensates 96.5% of fee paying schools for over 80 000 learners
23 November 2017Tough economic times are leading to a growing number of parents who simply cannot afford to pay school fees. This puts a massive financial strain on fee-paying schools relying on the collection of fees to sustain their daily running costs. Read More
Collaboration Schools reflect commitment to building partnerships
15 November 2017Debbie Schäfer, Western Cape Education Minister, has submitted the following letter to the Cape Times, in reply to an article from Equal Education on Collaboration Schools, published by the newspaper on 9 November 2017. Read More
WCED joins Shoprite/ Cape Talk Challenge
15 November 2017Following the success of the Bridgiot digital water metering system in reducing water consumption at Hector Peterson High School in Wallacedene, we are pleased to announce that we plan to expand the number of schools receiving the digital water... Read More
Minister Schäfer on the BELA Bill - don't fix what isn't broken
14 November 2017The stated intention in the Memorandum on the Objects of the The Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill ("the BELA Bill") is to ensure that "systems of learning and excellence are put in place in a manner which respects, protects, promotes and fulfils... Read More
Minister Schafer pleased with progress as NSC candidates reach the halfway mark
7 November 2017NSC Candidates have now entered the fourth week of the exams, with 14 644 writing Physical Sciences Paper 2 (Chemistry) yesterday (Monday, 6 November). Today 10 697 candidates will write Economics Paper 2, with 99 candidates writing Sesotho Home... Read More
Western Cape Top Teachers Awards - 3rd November 2017
5 November 2017It gives me great pleasure to join you all once again this evening, at the 18th Annual Provincial Teaching Awards Ceremony, to celebrate and recognise the achievements of our educators in the Province. Read More
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