School Admissions
latest news & developments
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
Review school admissions policies
A child’s socioeconomic status, language and colour should not result in their exclusion
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
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.
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.
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.
Pupils come before school politics
Concourt ‘regrets’ the lack of national norms that determine when a school is full .
‘Attacks on black pupils must end’
Parents take to the streets to protest against a school’s decision to only admit Afrikaans pupils.
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.
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.
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.