Pupils set to put thinking caps back on
It is back-to-school week and, in spite of complaints about its online registration system, the Department of Basic Education is confident all children going into Grade 1 and Grade 8 will be placed by Wednesday.
Late registration – for those parents who did not apply in time for the deadline last year – will start on Wednesday, and children will be accommodated at schools which still have space.
This process includes appeals by parents who are unhappy with the schools their children were allocated to, and want another option.
There were around 30000 children in Gauteng who had to be placed, but officials worked through the weekend to try to get everything finalised before the bell rings on the first day of school on January 15.
In past years parents would queue outside the school of their choice – often the one closest to their home, or one with a reputation for good results – but in 2016 the Gauteng Department of Education launched its online registration system ahead of the 2017 academic year.
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