Parents have submitted over 600 000 successful applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 placements across Gauteng just two weeks after the 2026 Online Admissions system opened. Education MEC Matome ...

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has officially announced its admission process for the 2026 academic year, with reports that the process will run until 29 August Online applications for ...

MEC for Education Matome Chiloane says it is important to apply within the stipulated period. Photo: GDE The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) reminded parents and guardians that the 2026 online ...

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has reminded parents and guardians that the 2026 Online Admissions Application Period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 in the province’s public schools will officially ...

With just under two months to go before the 2026 academic year starts, Gauteng parents are allegedly in a panic as thousands of children are yet to be placed at local schools. Gauteng has now opened ...

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has announced that late applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 for 2026 will open on Wednesday, 17 December 2025. This applies to parents and guardians who ...

This applies to parents whose children will be advancing to grade 1 and 8 next year, and have applied to schools through the online system. Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane (centre) at a briefing ...

As of Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Gauteng Department of Education’s Online Admissions system recorded a total of 4,858 unplaced learners, translating to: 1,381 Grade 1 learners and 3,477 Grade 8 ...

In a statement on Friday, the department said that all public ordinary schools, district offices and 81 decentralised walk-in centres will remain open to assist parents with applications until the ...