Currently, 823 more students have been placed since the last update from the department earlier in the week.
- Gauteng’s education department has managed to place 823 more children in schools.
- The number of children yet to be placed has dropped to 571 from 1,394.
- The department said it would work around the clock to locate more children.
Gauteng’s education department continues to place more students in schools across the province.
Currently, 823 more have been placed since the department’s last update earlier in the week.
This brought the total number of unplaced students to 571, out of 1,394, department spokesman Steve Mabona said Friday afternoon.
A total of 97 Grade 1 students and 474 Grade 8 students still need to be placed.
Mabona praised the online admissions system, which facilitated the placement of more than 291,574 students in the province.
“Situation challenges within our identified high-pressure areas, where certain schools received far greater numbers of applications than the number of students they can accommodate, are being addressed through a variety of interventions that will ensure that all students are located,” he said. saying.
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Mabona added that the department would build satellite schools in high-pressure areas, which would be considered an extension of high-pressure schools that would be built on a different site or in a geographic area not far from the main school.
“In Johannesburg West, we have already built a satellite school for Florida High School, which means we will continue to place students at that school.” The same applies to Tshwane West, where two satellite schools are currently under construction: Theresapark Primary School No. 2 and Theresapark Secondary School.
“In Ekurhuleni, especially in Kempton Park, the high pressure schools will use dedicated rooms for teaching, and this has helped significantly in increasing capacity.”
He said that Olifantsfontein Primary School would be assisted with the delivery of more mobile classrooms to accommodate all students not placed there.
“Parents looking to apply for other grades outside of Grade 1 and Grade 8 are strongly encouraged to visit their nearest GDE [Gauteng Department of Education] district office after our 10-day count on January 24, 2023.”
