New policy brings Gauteng school placement challenges

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New policy brings Gauteng school placement challenges| Gauteng education said that one of the reasons why parents were unable to get their children placed at one of the five school options presented to them were the criteria followed by the department.

To make things worse, this was not one of the five schools she was presented with as her options when she applied online for her son’s placement in Grade 8 next year.

There were 26 869 pupils still looking for spaces in Gauteng, while 27 563 parents had not submitted all of the required documents online. Authorities plan to place the remaining pupils at the end of this month. However, those parents who have not yet applied at all would not be assisted untilSteve Mabona, Gauteng education spokesperson, said parents who found themselves in a similar position as Zethu could take up their case with their nearest education district department to find a solution.

The criteria were informed by the 2020 admissions policy, which was administered under the new regulations and feeder zones policy. The policy stipulates that a parent can apply for their child to attend any school, but placement depends ultimately on available space and the capacity of the school. This was common, Mabona said, in developing areas and some old areas in the province, where the department had not built new schools in recent years.

 

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