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What if I can’t finish my matric exam because of load-shedding? Education department clears...
The department of basic education has assured matric pupils that rewrites will be available to those whose exams are affected by load-shedding.
Matric pupils are...
EC education department warns pupils, teachers after 13-year-old ‘gang-raped’ in hostel
Eastern Cape department of education MEC Fundile Gade has condemned a recent incident in which three high school boys allegedly gang-raped a 13-year-old grade...
ECDs to be standardised under education department
The migration of Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres from the social development department to the education department set for April 1 next year has...
Education department suspends school contact sports
NALEDI SHANGE
All contact sports in schools have been suspended with immediate effect from Wednesday.
This is the word from the council of education ministers after...
Education department still considering normal five-day schooling for all primary school pupils
The department of basic education is considering the possibility of allowing all primary school pupils to return to school on a full-time basis.
In a...
Education department’s U-turn on PPE
The Eastern Cape department of education (DoE) made a sudden about-face after announcing that, despite it's earlier statements, it will be funding procurement of...
Health and safety top priority, says basic education department
The department of basic education (DBE) has said that it is satisfied with the ongoing marking of the 2020 matric exams so far.
All provinces...
Education department confirms two-week delay in reopening of schools
The basic education department on Friday confirmed that the reopening of schools has been postponed to February 15.
“Given the pressure experienced by the health...
JUST IN | Education department halts return to school for some grades
The government has decided not to allow all pupils who were scheduled to return to class next week to do so.
In a statement on...
Stay home: Education department halts return to school for some grades
The government has decided not to allow all pupils who were scheduled to return to class next week to do so.
In a statement on...
KZN education department ready to welcome 2.8m pupils for new school year
The KwaZulu-Natal education department says it's all systems go for the 2020 academic year as they prepare to welcome 2.8-million pupils on Wednesday.
Education MEC...
Department of basic education to review history curriculum
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga has approved the reappointment of a ministerial task team to amend the history curriculum at South African schools.
The team...
No food for Eastern Cape pupils after education department bungle
A blunder by the Eastern Cape education department has seen thousands of pupils go hungry at 35 primary schools.
The department mistakenly declared the schools...
Education department visits ‘assault video’ school principal
BY NATHI OLIFANT
The principal of the Siyathuthuka Secondary School‚ at which a pupil was savagely assaulted‚ was not allowed to speak to the media...
Education department wants to drop compulsory maths for accounting pupils
The Department of Education wants to remove maths as a compulsory subject for pupils studying accounting until matric.
The department has gazetted the proposed change...
Hackers post gory pictures on education department website
The national department of basic education was forced to shut down its website on late on Wednesday after it was hacked and plastered with...
Hackers post gory pictures on education department website
The national department of basic education was forced to shut down its website on late on Wednesday after it was hacked and plastered with...
Local app puts quality education in all pupils’ reach
A homegrown innovation from KuGompo City is quietly reshaping how pupils engage with their schoolwork, and it may hold the key to narrowing SA’s...
Call for greater sign language education: Deaf people struggle in hospitals, police stations and...
As Deaf Awareness Month comes to a close, the need for more individuals to learn sign language has been highlighted as a solution to...
Education on the big screen for schools: Cutting-edge facility to enhance maths, science...
Last week Lumko High School in Amalinda became the first school to air programming from the Eastern Cape department of Education’s state of the...
ECDoE says unemployment is indictment of education system
Buffalo City teachers believe the 2024-2025 curriculum will see the Eastern Cape department of education play an important role in alleviating youth unemployment but...
Health and education take biggest slice of Eastern Cape budget
The Eastern Cape’s health and education departments will receive the lion’s share of the provincial government’s R87.8bn 2022/2023 budget.
This was revealed by finance MEC Mlungisi...
Education MEC Lesufi visits high school to investigate ‘violent brawl’ and racism claims
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi will visit Hoërskool Jan Viljoen in Randfontein on a “fact-finding mission” on Monday after a violent altercation between pupils.
Violence...
Pass rate is far lower, says shadow education MEC
While the release of the 2021 matric results last week was a celebration for many, with the department of basic education saying the pass...
Full steam ahead for final exams, says department
Matric exams will proceed as planned, basic education minister Angie Motshekga announced last week.
“We are left with 18 days before our full-time and...
Policies on sex education in schools, focus of workshop
The department of basic education (DBE) recently organised a two-day workshop to update and develop their policies on sex education in schools.
According to the...
Matric exams to start on November 1 and end on December 7‚ department circular...
It’s official: the national senior certificate exams for matric pupils will start on November 1 and end on December 7.
The exam papers scheduled to...
Education employment initiative ends
The department of basic education (DBE) recently announced that the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative, which started in December 2020, has officially come to an...
Department under fire over matric rewrite
The department of basic education has taken drastic measures in response to the leak of two matric exam papers, declaring that the maths paper...
Department announces timetable for combined 2020 matric exams
The department of basic education (DBE) has finally announced the revised timetable for the end-of-year matric examinations.
According to the department, the June and November...
Department mulls keeping hotspot pupils at home
SANDISO PHALISO and PREGA GOVENDER
Thousands of pupils attending schools in Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay metros, areas regarded as Covid-19 hotspots in the...
IN QUOTES | How schools and the tourism and the health departments are dealing...
The spread of coronavirus in SA is being felt by various sectors of government, which on Monday held press briefings regarding the effects of...
Equal Education to march for safer schools in the Cape
Equal Education (EE) members planned to march to the provincial legislature in Cape Town on Friday, despite heavy rains, to deliver a list of...
Over 2,000 schools without toilets, says Equal Education
“A perfect school for me … doesn’t have to be a fancy building, just a suitable environment for teaching and learning in every day,”...
Fix education at primary school level – Metcalfe
South Africa urgently needs to fix the basic literacy and numeracy education in primary schools in order to prevent the fallout that occurs on...
SA students are not equipped to handle higher education: Study
BY SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER
Not being happy with your study choice and failing schools standards are some of the reasons why South African students have admitted...
Marimba melodies open doors for young Hudson Park musicians
Want to enhance your cognitive skills, boost emotional expression and embrace your creativity?
And have lots of supportive friends who join you in a cohesive,...
The power of Bambelela — NGO holding hope close
In the heart of Mzamomhle, hope fights wicked problems, learning blossoms at school desks, art is made on soccer fields and vegetables burst out...
New skills centre offers hope for autistic youth
Next month, College Street School in Nahoon will open its new adult skills centre designed to help autistic school leavers break free from the...
Stirling pupil ranked best in province
TANDO NKUNGWANA
Grade 11 Stirling High school pupil Matthew Wiseman has made his school, East London, and the province at large proud after becoming the...
Pupils becoming hooked early as vaping on rise
East London primary school pupils, some as young as grade 4, are vaping — even on school grounds — leaving teachers battling nicotine-fueled behavioural...
Buffalo City primary schools shine in top 20
Three Buffalo City schools have cemented their reputation for excellence after being ranked in the top 20 primary schools in the district for 2024.
Clarendon...
Celebrating class of 2024 success stories
Lilyfontein achieved a perfect 100% matric pass rate for five consecutive years, the only Buffalo City School to achieve this, while East London Secondary...
SA needs to fix widening gap between matric classes
The release of the results of the class of 2024 provides us with an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our pupils, while also...
Local school threatens no enrolment for unpaid fees
As the new school year begins, local school, Buffalo Metro Inner City High School has issued a firm directive to parents: settle outstanding fees,...
Rotary Club, school celebrate milestone
LEBO MJANGAZE
This Christmas, the Rotary Club of Arcadia is celebrating over two decades of partnership with Thoboshane Primary School, a farm school near Ducats...
Port Rex, Stirling pupils excel in national contest
The annual Sasol Foundation and Kagiso Trust National Skills Competition saw Tjaart van der Walt from Port Rex Technical School scoop second place in...
Clarendon High’s new 2025 RCL are prepared to lead: School wants to remain BCM’s...
Clarendon High School’s newly announced student leadership for 2025 expect an exciting and challenging year of leadership ahead, as the school sets its sights...
EL pupils excel at top science expo
A total of 125 pupils participated in the 2024 Eskom Expo for Young Scientists regional science fair last week at Hudson Park.
The high school...
Teacher shortage cripples school
John Bisseker Secondary School has become an indictment of the EC education department’s failuresand the maelstrom of challenges at the school came to a...
