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Western Cape Education Department

Western Cape fills 477 teacher posts after cutting 2 407 contract positions last year
Education
/ 25 March 2025

Western Cape fills 477 teacher posts after cutting 2 407 contract positions last year

The department says the reduction in teaching posts has increased the projected average teacher-to-learner ratio from 1:34.2 in 2024 to 1:36.7 this year

By Umamah Bakharia
Advancing knowledge NPC preparing STEM education for the 4th industrial revolution
Partner Content
/ 5 February 2025

Advancing knowledge NPC preparing STEM education for the 4th industrial revolution

Advancing Knowledge NPC (AK NPC) has delivered a number of award-winning projects, programmes and SACE endorsed short courses in STEM education

By Partner Content
Western Cape education department refutes R1.2bn tender irregularities
Education
/ 4 December 2024

Western Cape education department refutes R1.2bn tender irregularities

The State Information Technology Agency has recommended an investigation into the tender awarded to Blue Network Consortium

By Umamah Bakharia
Western Cape education says no teacher retrenchments despite loss of 2,400 jobs due to budget cuts
Education
/ 3 September 2024

Western Cape education says no teacher retrenchments despite loss of 2,400 jobs due to budget cuts

The department’s R2.5 billion budget cut, impacting administration, curriculum, and infrastructure, leaves it with a R3.8 billion shortfall over the next three years

By Umamah Bakharia
Gang threats lead to school absenteeism and business closures in Cape township
Crime
/ 7 August 2024

Gang threats lead to school absenteeism and business closures in Cape township

A letter, apparently written by gangsters in Philippi, warns they will kill Somalis if extortion fees are paid to their rivals

By Sandiso Phaliso
Three new Science Teaching & Learning Centres open to support STEM education at Cape Town schools
Partner Content
/ 16 July 2024

Three new Science Teaching & Learning Centres open to support STEM education at Cape Town schools

More than 100 TLCs have been constructed at Western Cape schools since 2011

By Professor Shaheed Hartley
Hands-on inquiry-based training offered to grades 8 and 9 natural sciences teachers 
Partner Content
/ 12 June 2024

Hands-on inquiry-based training offered to grades 8 and 9 natural sciences teachers 

They learned how to perform simple experiments that can easily be transferred to their daily natural science classes

By Professor Shaheed Hartley
Advancing Knowledge NPC’s inquiry-based science education training for InterSen (grades 4-7) Natural Science teachers
Partner Content
/ 11 May 2024

Advancing Knowledge NPC’s inquiry-based science education training for InterSen (grades 4-7) Natural Science teachers

The first step is walking teachers through the inquiry-based approach to teaching science and improving their pedagogic skills and content knowledge

By Professor Shaheed Hartley
Court showdown over Cape Flats evictions
National
/ 16 October 2023

Court showdown over Cape Flats evictions

People living in about 110 informal structures and Wendy houses at Cathkin Village informal settlement in Heideveld are facing eviction

By Mary-Anne Gontsana
Advancing Knowledge NPC preparing STEM Education for the fourth industrial revolution
Partner Content
/ 2 October 2023

Advancing Knowledge NPC preparing STEM Education for the fourth industrial revolution

Science Teaching and Learning Centres Programme at Cape schools reaches its 100th milestone

By Advancing Knowledge NPC
Too many disabled children still fall through schooling gaps
Education
/ 28 April 2022

Too many disabled children still fall through schooling gaps

Inclusive strategies need to be implemented in South Africa so that people living with disabilities like autism can live meaningful, productive lives

By Eunice Masson
Apply now for the 2023 school year, Western Cape education department urges parents
Education
/ 11 April 2022

Apply now for the 2023 school year, Western Cape education department urges parents

Parents and guardians have four days left to apply for 2023 places for their children at schools in the province

By Eunice Masson
Western Cape schools benefit from zero waste project
Education
/ 28 November 2021

Western Cape schools benefit from zero waste project

The initiative provides schools with a toolkit to reduce the waste they send to landfills by recycling more effectively

By Warren Hewitt
W. Cape education dept clarifies school rape incident
Article
/ 20 March 2019

W. Cape education dept clarifies school rape incident

The Western Cape education department responds to an article in the Mail & Guardian

By Western Cape Education and Department 1
Cape Town school to decide on way forward following video of teacher slapping pupil
Article
/ 6 February 2019

Cape Town school to decide on way forward following video of teacher slapping pupil

The education department has asked the public not to conclude that the incident is racially motivated until the investigation has been completed

By Mashadi Kekana
Equal Education meets with WC education dept over sexual harassment claims
Article
/ 26 May 2018

Equal Education meets with WC education dept over sexual harassment claims

The organisation says it now has three separate processes currently running to investigate allegations of sexual harassment

By Staff Reporter
SCA ruling: Single parents don’t need partners’ consent for fees exemptions
Article
/ 13 December 2017

SCA ruling: Single parents don’t need partners’ consent for fees exemptions

In a judgment handed down in September 2016, the High Court recognised the burden single mothers face when providing an education to their children.

By Staff Reporter
Number of pupils awaiting placement in Gauteng schools reduced by 20 000
Article
/ 19 January 2017

Number of pupils awaiting placement in Gauteng schools reduced by 20 000

Those anxiously waiting to be placed at schools include 7 092 pupils whose parents applied online.

By Prega Govender
Sans Souci Girls’ High allowed discrimination, says Western Cape education department
Article
/ 10 January 2017

Sans Souci Girls’ High allowed discrimination, says Western Cape education department

The department launched a probe into the school’s code of conduct and hair policy on September 1.

By Raeesa Pather
Manenberg gang violence: ‘Our rights have been taken away’
Article
/ 15 August 2013

Manenberg gang violence: ‘Our rights have been taken away’

Manenberg pupils and teachers have been caught in the middle of wars between gangs, putting their education, jobs and lives at risk.

By Victoria John
ANC, Cosatu call W. Cape’s education minister racist
Article
/ 20 June 2012

ANC, Cosatu call W. Cape’s education minister racist

The Western Cape’s minister for education should be sacked because of 27 schools facing possible closure in the province, says Cosatu.

By Jenna Etheridge
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Article
/ 25 November 2010

Storm brews over destroyed matric scripts

The destruction of matric scripts in Cape Town has brought into focus what measures exist to compensate pupils when their scripts are lost.

By Kamogelo Seekoei
No image available
Article
/ 10 September 2010

Tackle matric successfully

With just a few weeks to go before the 2010 matric examinations, learners should be hard at work preparing for the challenge.

By Sameerah Karolia

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