Parents voice annoyance as Gauteng school application system crashes
Day one of online admissions for state schools in Gauteng got off to a slow start.
Frustrated parents have taken to social media early this morning, complaining that they cannot log in to register Grade 1 and Grade 8 pupils for 2017.
The online service opened Monday morning in a bid to avoid long registration queues at schools.
Pls note our system is currently down -our technicians are working on it. We sincerely apologise 4the inconvenience #Admissions2017 @Lesufi
— Gauteng Education (@EducationGP) April 11, 2016
@JacaNews but the website has crashed... #frustratedstressedparent
— Leaza Jernberg (@LeazaJernberg) April 11, 2016
@EducationGP @Lesufi this is so annoying and frustrating
— Palulu (@palulukobuwe) April 11, 2016
@EducationGP @Lesufi please sort this out as a matter of urgency pic.twitter.com/w7S5um0jN0
— Bongi Mogale (@Bongi43) April 11, 2016
Have been trying to register since 6am. Has the website crushed? Is there another to use? @EducationGP @BodibeOupa @Lesufi @GautengProvince
— Phokie (@mpholodi) April 11, 2016
@EducationGP @Lesufi BUT you should have envisaged higher traffic volume to the system. This is so annoying...@DBE_SA
— Rendani Rachie (@rendaniratshi) April 11, 2016
@EducationGP @Lesufi is this same company responsible for elearning/paperless classroom initiatives? sincerely hope not #admissions2017
— Viven Padayachee (@vivp7) April 11, 2016
cc @EducationGP someone help,i knew this was going to happen.any plan B MR @Lesufi pic.twitter.com/5h7OYuvQgT
— Lerato Musimanyana (@LeratoPhosiwa) April 11, 2016
Oupa Bodibe from the province's department of education admits there's a problem with the IT providers.
"As they were [opening] the system there were people going onto the system and it caused problems on one of the servers," he said.
The Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, on Sunday launched the province's Online Learner Admission Campaign to encourage parents to register their children for the 2017 academic year using a convenient online method.
The learner admission period for 2017 will officially start on 11 April 2016 and end on 7 September 2016.
"Parents should register their details online if applying for the first time. They should also verify details if already registered in 2015 or having a child in the Gauteng Department of Education system. Ensure that they submit the required documents to the schools you would have applied at within 14 days .You cannot apply online if not registered," the department said.
Edited by Marius van der Walt