All grade 1 and 8 pupils placed in schools, says Gauteng Education
The Gauteng Department of Education announced on Friday that all grade 1
and grade 8 pupils have been successfully placed for the current academic year.
The department’s spokesperson Steve Mabona says they received nearly 350 000 applications during the 2022 online admissions process.
This number was then added to during the late registration period.
“Since the opening of the late applications on 12 January 2022, we have placed a total of 25 448 learners. It must be noted that these learners were placed at schools with available space, and they therefore received immediate placement at respective schools.”
Meanwhile, Mabona also says parents and guardians that visited their district offices to apply for inner grades (grades 2 – 7 and grades 9-11) were previously not accommodated due to many schools having gone through the regulatory 10-day headcount.
“However, our districts are currently interacting with the relevant schools to try and accommodate all those who are applying for inner grades.”
The department received 1432 appeals during the initial applications period.
“Of these, 71 appeals were upheld on merit, resulting in applicants being placed at the schools they applied to, based on admissions regulations. 1337 of the appeals received were dismissed and these applicants were placed at schools with available space.”
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