Cape Town – The Western Cape Education Department has maintained (WCED) that its online application portal was effective, as a parent whose child is supposed to start grade 1 next year has ...

WCED urges parents not to miss online application deadline for grade R, 1 & 8 placements The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is appealing to parents to apply before the online admissions ...

The WCED appeals to all parents and caregivers who have not yet applied for Grade 1 and Grade 8 for the 2025 school year, to do so immediately. They can contact their district office or call 0861 ...

"As of 28 March 2025, we have already received Grade R, 1 or 8 applications for 116,466 learners, and we thank their parents for making sure that they have applied on time," noted the WCED.

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has urged parents of grade 7 pupils to apply to high school as soon as possible. The online admissions window closes on 15 April. More than 33,000 ...

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is urging parents of children in Grade 7 to apply for a place in Grade 8 as over 33,000 learners currently in Grade 7 in the Western Cape have not yet ...