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School Admissions

Bela Act agreement does not undermine president’s powers, says presidency
Politics
/ 1 December 2024

Bela Act agreement does not undermine president’s powers, says presidency

The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months

By Mandisa Nyathi
Review school admissions policies
Article
/ 11 January 2019

Review school admissions policies

A child’s socioeconomic status, language and colour should not result in their exclusion

By Staff Reporter
Tokyo med school admits it altered tests to keep women out
Article
/ 8 August 2018

Tokyo med school admits it altered tests to keep women out

The scandal was uncovered by investigators looking into claims the university padded the scores of an education ministry bureaucrat’s son

By Agency
Xenophobia’s shameful assault on schoolchildren
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Xenophobia’s shameful assault on schoolchildren

It is important that schools realise that they have to take the lead in shaping thought and public mores.

By Staff Reporter
Dozens of Thembelihle kids not in school yet
Article
/ 24 January 2014

Dozens of Thembelihle kids not in school yet

About 40 Thembelihle children have not been admitted to schools yet, which parents have blamed on the Gauteng education department’s incompetency.

By Victoria John
All schools back to the grind
Article
/ 15 January 2014

All schools back to the grind

There was much tears and excitement as South African pupils returned to school for the start of the new year.

By Sapa
Pupils come before school politics
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Pupils come before school politics

Concourt ‘regrets’ the lack of national norms that determine when 
a school is full .

By Comment Author and Faranaaz Veriava
‘Attacks on black pupils must end’
Article
/ 4 October 2013

‘Attacks on black pupils must end’

Parents take to the streets to protest against a school’s decision to only admit Afrikaans pupils.

By Bongani Nkosi
Rivonia primary admission case: Education dept has final say
Article
/ 3 October 2013

Rivonia primary admission case: Education dept has final say

The head of the provincial department of education has ultimate control over how many pupils can be admitted to a school, the Concourt has ruled.

By Victoria John
Over 50 pupils without schools weeks after academic new year
Article
/ 24 January 2013

Over 50 pupils without schools weeks after academic new year

As school admission issues continue to plague Thembelihle pupils, activists battle to place students three weeks after schools have reopened.

By Bongani Nkosi
Angie could have avoided Rivonia school admissions saga
Article
/ 21 January 2013

Angie could have avoided Rivonia school admissions saga

The Rivonia school admissions saga might have been avoided if Minister Angie Motshekga had published norms and standards for school capacity.

By Victoria John

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