News and Speeches for Ministry of Education
Late applications continue to be submitted 6 weeks into the school year
3 March 2023The Western Cape Education Department has been hard at work since before schools reopened to complete infrastructure for new learners in 2023, and to find places for all the new applicants we are receiving daily. Infrastructure update Read More
Court hammers Codeta’s illegal blockade of learner transport
1 March 2023The Western Cape High Court today granted a final interdict against the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta), preventing them from obstructing, interfering, and stopping the transporting of learners within the Western Cape. Read More
Taxi mafia continues to prevent 1 800 children from attending school
20 February 2023Despite an undertaking by the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) not to intimidate, threaten, or prevent learner transport from operating, minibus taxi associations continued their illegal blockade today. Read More
Codeta backs down and suspends their blockade of learner transport
17 February 2023Today I approached the Western Cape High Court to obtain an urgent interdict against the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta), preventing them from obstructing, interfering, and stopping the transporting of learners within the Western... Read More
World Bank Education Sector Analysis team visits the WC Education Department
15 February 2023Officials from the World Bank are currently visiting the Western Cape Education Department to make preparations for the Education Sector Analysis (ESA) they will be undertaking for the Western Cape. Read More
Illegal blockade by minibus taxi mafia keeps over 5000 children home from school
14 February 2023It is unacceptable that the illegal blockade by minibus taxi associations escalated yesterday, with over 5 000 learners being prevented from attending school in Khayelitsha and neighbouring areas. Read More
Attempted extortion by minibus taxi associations puts children’s safety at risk
13 February 2023This morning I visited Academia Primary School, where over 50% of their learners have been prevented from going to school, due to an illegal blockade of learner transport operations by minibus taxi associations. Today, their absenteeism rate is 90%. Read More
Extremely late applications for 3 391 learners received since 1 January 2023
12 February 2023The Western Cape Education Department has been hard at work since before schools reopened to complete infrastructure for new learners in 2023, and to find places for all the new applicants we are receiving daily. Read More
Umar battles the bully and wins the 2022 Story Stars competition!
9 February 2023This morning, I visited Blossom Street Primary School in Athlone to announce Umar Jones as the 2022 winner, and to premiere the next instalment of “Story Stars: The adventures of Felix and Felicity”, which now includes Umar as a character alongside... Read More
Western Cape 2022 National Senior Certificate Awards
2 February 2023Good morning, Premier Alan Winde, and Tracy Winde, and thank you for hosting us again this year at your lovely home. Welcome to our principals, and our teachers, and our parents, and our colleagues, and our supporters. Read More
Matric 2022 Awards to Candidates
2 February 2023Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2022 Read More
Matric 2022 Awards to Schools
2 February 2023Western Cape Education Department National Senior Certificate Examinations 2022 Read More
Media alert: Western Cape NSC 2022 Awards Ceremony livestream
1 February 2023On Thursday 2 February 2023, Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, will host the Western Cape National Senior Certificate (NSC) 2022 Awards Ceremony at Leeuwenhof, the Premier’s Residence. Read More
Criminals target Western Cape schools during holiday period
27 January 2023Western Cape schools again fell victim to criminal activity during the December/January school holidays. Read More
#ClassOf2022 continues to close the inequality gap
20 January 2023This morning I visited Hector Peterson Secondary School in Wallacedene to celebrate the release of the individual 2022 National Senior Certificate Results to candidates. Read More
Media alert: Western Cape NSC 2022 results
19 January 2023The results of the 2022 National Senior Certificate exams will be announced today and tomorrow. All statements and soundbites will be posted on the WCED’s media group on WhatsApp. To be added to the group, please send your cellphone number to Kerry. Read More
Western Cape #ClassOf2022 beat the odds!
19 January 2023We are delighted that the Western Cape matric Class of 2022 has beaten the odds and increased our provincial matric pass rate to 81.4%, with 49 102 candidates passing their exams – the largest number of successful candidates we’ve ever had! Read More
Premier Winde and Minister Maynier welcome Western Cape learners back to school
18 January 2023This morning, Premier Alan Winde joined me for a visit to Starling Primary School, to celebrate the start of the 2023 school year and welcome learners back to school in the Western Cape. Read More
Premier Winde and Minister Maynier to visit Starling Primary School
17 January 2023On Wednesday, 18 January 2023, Premier Alan Winde will join Western Cape Minister of Education, David Maynier, and the WCED’s Superintendent-General, Mr Brent Walters, for a visit to Starling Primary School to celebrate the start of the school year. Read More
Reminder of prohibition of political activities in schools
17 January 2023We are aware of various representatives of political parties currently undertaking visits to our schools as we start the school year, and planned visits for the first day of school. Read More
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