Basic Education Department
latest news & developments
Siviwe Gwarube: Education department to focus on pit toilets before gender-neutral bathrooms
LGBT+ groups have accused the department of delays in adopting policies for gender identity and sexual orientation in schools
Grade 9 certificate to be rolled out at 1000 schools, but shouldn’t be seen as ‘exit option’
The general education certificate will recognise learner achievements at the end of the compulsory schooling phase
Court rules matric results will be published in the media
Court grants AfriForum’s application to compel the department of basic education to publish matric results in newspapers and online platforms
Education employees queue for Covid jabs, but some may have to wait a little longer
People who have had Covid-19 in the past 30 days or who have had a flu shot in the past 14 days will be vaccinated at a later date
Education sector prepares for mass vaccination drive to beat J&J jab expiry date
More than half a million basic education-sector workers are set to receive the vaccination in the next two weeks
Farmworkers’ children forgotten
They have been unable to return to their school in North West because the hostel is closed