Gauteng Education reopens online system for late applications for grades 1 & 8 pupils
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says its online system will reopens on Monday to allow for parents and guardians to submit late application to find space for grade 1 and 8 pupils in the province’s public schools in 2024.
The department says applications are set to close on the 31st of January 2024.
Member of the Executive Committee (MEC) for Education, Matome Chiloane, says the department received 306 000 applications for the 2024 academic year.
To date, 273 186 pupils with complete applications have been placed in schools.
Departmental spokesperson Steve Mabona says parents must apply to only one school.
"Only schools with space will be available for applications.
"Parents must apply to one school, which will automatically place them.
"The documents must be submitted to schools when we reopen on the 17th of January 2024," said Mabona.
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