News and Speeches for Ministry of Education
Enquiries for Senior Certificate 2006 Results
27 December 2006SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION : NOVEMBER 2006 - RESULTSDEALING WITH ENQUIRIES1. Personal Enquiries Read More
Statement by MEC Dugmore on Western Cape School Examination Results
27 December 2006We are proud, but Western Cape can and must do better Read More
World High School Touch Rugby Champions do it again!
13 December 2006World High School Touch Rugby Champions, Trafalgar High, successfully defended their title in Singapore, and will be welcomed by a celebratory party led by a proud Education MEC Cameron Dugmore tomorrow (Friday 15 December), about 09h00 at the Cape... Read More
Announcement of Matric Results - Leeuwenhof Function
12 December 2006Your media organisation is invited to the Annual Announcement function of the Matric Results, with Premier Ebrahim Rasool and Education MEC Cameron Dugmore. Read More
Schools Manage Transition to New Curriculum
6 December 2006Schools in the Western Cape appear to be managing the transition to the new curriculum for Grade 10 well, according to results reported to the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) thus far. Read More
WCED Asks South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) to Resume Talks on Ad Hoc Teaching Posts
5 December 2006The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has informed the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) that it wants to reopen a discussion on the future of 458 ad hoc teaching posts in the province. Read More
Teacher Appointments - WCED Puts in Special Effort to Assist Schools
30 November 2006In response to media reports about the appointment of teachers, I can assure the public that the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) prepared fully for the appointment process this year and that many officials worked many hours of overtime to... Read More
WCED to Continue Successful Teaching Assistant Project in 2007
29 November 2006Due to initial indications of success, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has decided to continue with its Teaching Assistant project as part of the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, to help improve the reading and mathematics skills of... Read More
Matrics - MEC to Visit Marking Centre
29 November 2006Western Cape Education MEC Cameron Dugmore is to visit the matric exams marking centre on Saturday 02 December 2006, where 2,200 markers are marking about one million examination scripts of the 62,251 candidates who have just completed the Senior... Read More
Premier's Awards: Adult Education Strikes Gold
23 November 2006A Breede River/Overberg adult education project struck gold when it won the top Premier’s Award for Service Excellence last night (Thursday, 23 November 2006). Read More
Young Dancers, Musicians Get Ready for Matric in 2008
23 November 2006About 325 young dancers and musicians will attend four-day workshops in Cape Town and Paarl next week (27 - 30 November, 2006) as they prepare to take Dance Studies and Music for matric in 2008. Read More
WCED Ranks High Among Premier's Awards Finalists
22 November 2006The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) submitted eight of the 13 finalists for the 2006 Premier’s Service Excellence Awards. Read More
Western Cape Education Department Raises the Bar on Control Procedures
20 November 2006Statement by Ron Swartz, Head of Education in the Western Cape. Read More
WCED Annual Report 2005/06 Reflects Concrete Achievements, Yet Tough Challenges
9 November 2006Statement by Cameron Dugmore, MEC for Education in the Western Cape, on the presentation of the Annual Report 2005/06 of the WCED to the Standing Committee on Education. Read More
Provincial Parliament Concern over Literacy, Numeracy and School Safety
30 October 2006The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) will soon announce a comprehensive media advocacy campaign as part of its Literacy and Numeracy strategy, to try and make parents understand and accept that mother-tongue education is best, but that a... Read More
UK Partnership Boosts Engineering Skills Drive
10 October 2006A leading Western Cape Education Department (WCED) Engineering and Technology Focus School is celebrating the donation of a Hot Metal Workshop to the value of R250,000.00, which will form part of government's bid to address the skills shortages in... Read More
WCED Ready for Matric Examinations
2 October 2006The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is fully prepared for the 62,251 learners who have entered to write the Senior Certificate Examinations this year, and it is all systems go. Read More
Building a Safe Learning Home for All
28 September 2006It is not only external threats, which result in school- based violence, but the attitude and behaviour of our learners and educators as well. Read More
MEC Applauds Teachers Excellence
17 September 2006A 100% pass rate in Physical Science for the past five years in an African, rural school in an impoverished community. Read More
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