Student has reportedly been barred from attending Crowthorne Christian Academy in Midrand, Johannesburg, because of her dreadlocks.

SA’s iconic Veldskoen brand has turned its attention to footwear for students. Here’s why scholars should be wearing these new school shoes!

The PasswordKid App serves as the central tool for parents to register trusted delegates who can pick up their children.

Parents at Tuscany High are refusing to pay a return amount of R700 to get back their children’s confiscated cellphones.

School holidays have been staggered, where coastal schools start the new school year a week after inland schools.

Safety measures including day and night police patrols are to be put in place in a school in Nquthu, in rural KwaZulu-Natal.

The Democratic Alliance is taking the government to court after a four-year-old girl died in a school pit toilet.

The DA demands that the Gauteng Education Department open school online applications for admissions in April.

The girl was found after her mother went to the school to ask about her whereabouts after she did not return home on Monday.

The body of a 4-year-old girl was found in a pit toilet at her school in Vaalbank Administrative area in Glen Grey.

From the age of 15, Duphelezi moved out of home to stay by himself so that he could be close to a better school.

The Gauteng Department of education is investigating Mamelodi school for its introduced policy on pregnant learners.

In partnership with the Motus Imperial Trust, Renault South Africa has donated a mini library to the Ntethelelo Foundation

Parents rejects the new satellite Kempton park Secondary School for safety reasons.

A 176 Grade 8 Tshwane learners are still waiting to be placed.

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Thugs break in and vandalise an East London School three times causing millions of rands in damage.

‘If something happens, what is the WCED going to do? Send condolences, light a candle?’ a parent asked about the school’s condition.

With so many digital schooling options now available, how can parents be sure that they’re picking the right one for their child?

Depending on your child, they’ll either love OR hate this: Another new subject has been proposed for the South African school curriculum.

AfriForum said that the principal is supposed to set an example, but he rather chose to fan the flames of racial hatred by making this post.

A local schoolboy nicknamed ‘Matenas’ has caught Mzansi’s attention with his break time entertainment. Take a look…

The department said the driver of the minibus taxi ferrying kids lost control, hit the barriers of the bridge and veered off the road.

North West Legislature Education Committee condemns the brutal killing of a primary school teacher in Rustenburg on Tuesday morning.

‘A child’s engagement is crucial to their learning ,’ says seasoned educational psychologist Angela Hough.

It is alleged that Grade 10 learner Pholoso Mthembi was involved in an altercation with another learner before she committed suicide.

Parents at Phambili Secondary School in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, have expressed their frustration with the gun-pointing teacher

The protest at Finetown Secondary School is due to the shortage of teachers, overcrowding in classrooms and shortage of furniture.

A teacher at the crèche tried on several occasions to warn parents of the abuse but it all fell on deaf ears until recently.

Comments made by Angie Motshekga this week suggest that the South African school curriculum is set for a major shake-up.

Minister Angie Motshekga says that the biggest reason for pupils’ lack of comprehension is because they are being taught in English.

Mzansi hasn’t stopped talking about the teens at Louis Trichardt High School who went all out on Valentine’s Day this year!

Hallelujah! An autism school will, at long last, open its doors on 1 February 2022 – becoming the first one in the Free State.

Thembisile Ndengane, a deputy principal at Phomolong Secondary School, was killed by unknown gunmen on school premises

What a botched attempt. Six men with pangas and faces covered with masks launched a school robbery in Bloemfontein – and things went awry…

For this little one’s folks, the first day of school was a disaster because she tried to avoid the classroom by showering herself with sand!

1, 2, 3, 4…Back to school we go! Take a look at these sweet snaps of celebs and their children on the first day of school…

The Department of Education says that Mmusi Maimane’s fury over the 30% matric pass rate is nothing less than ‘misleading’.

It’s not a bluff. This Eastern Cape school, Xolilizwe Senior Secondary in Willowvale, wants pupils to show pregnancy and drug test results.

The receptionist at a Johannesburg school has been left traumatised after armed robbers held her at gunpoint, before fleeing with some items

A Chinese school has appointed Ndumiso Mpanza, 28, as a deputy principal. “Once they hire us, they give us high salaries,” he said.

Would you pay R209 000 in tuition fees alone? A new report is shining a spotlight on the most expensive schools in South Africa for 2022.

Children between 12 to 17 years old will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine without their parents’ consent from 20 October.

A royal insider detailed how Prince Charles was bullied while at school and that there might be a recording of him snoring somewhere.

‘Don Billiato Pre-school’? Tweeps were divided in their views following rapper Cassper Nyoves’s plans to build a school.

This is terrifying: A school in Howick, KZN was invaded by a ferocious swarm of bees on Monday – and two pupils are now fighting for their lives.

Schoolchildren could LOSE their October school holidays for 2021, as the DBE scrambles to make up for lost time in the classroom.

A teacher accused of raping a student 22 years his junior has handed himself over to the police – and the Ivory Park educator will appear in court on Thursday.

Parents of qualifying learners have been urged to immediately collect registration forms from the school nearest to their homes.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has described the actions of Laerskool Theresapark parents as unacceptable

Pinelands High School this year introduced a new school crest and motto after ditching the old ‘Jan Van Riebeeck’ crest.

“The school has not been opened yet because the construction has not been complete”.

The Department of Basic Education is proposing that no pupil be denied entry due to a school’s language policy, among other recommendations.

It’s the last stretch before school starts and if you’re wondering how to keep your children both educated and entertained then look no further.

As per the Government Gazette 44096 published on 22 January 2021, the reopening of schools will take place in three stages.

The Department of Basic Education released the amended school calendar for 2020 on Saturday 1 August. Here’s what you need to know about the academic year.

A leading education union has revealed that proposals have been submitted, aiming to keep learners out of school for the immediate future.

The announcement comes as the future of schooling for the year hangs in the balance, as calls grow for academic activities to be suspended

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the decision on whether to suspend academic activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be made soon.

According to the Department of Basic Education, the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) had resolved to take legal action against those that continue to disrupt schooling.

The decision is an about-turn from Sadtu after it had joined other unions Naptosa, SAOU, Natu and PEU, as well as the School Governing Body Associations, in giving the go-ahead for pupils to return to school

The coronavirus crisis has worsened in the Eastern Cape, as pupils in Grades R, 6 and 11 have been told to stay away from school on Monday.

More learners will return to the classroom on Monday, as government continues its phased reopening of schools.

Just days before a majority of school grades were meant to return to class, the Education Department has abruptly halted some of their plans.

With more grades expected back at school on Monday 6 July, the EFF have branded the Education Department ‘homicidal’ for their recent proposals.

Applications at South African universities are open, even though Grade 12 pupils are yet to write their mid-year school exams.

‘Platooning’ could be used to bring students back into a safer educational environment – even if it means they get a shorter school day out of it.

The Department of Basic Education has vowed to prioritise the health and safety of learners and school staff, as more classrooms are set to reopen on Monday, 6 July 2020

The applications opened at 08h00 and are expected to close at midnight on 25 July

The huge outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Makaula Senior Secondary School, Eastern Cape, has renewed the calls to shut down schools once more.

The criminals made off with a number of items including laptops, projectors, routers and an internet booster

The school’s decision to force pupils into a quarantine facility in Bloemfontein was met with legal fury this week, following a positive COVID-19 test.

After much deliberation, the official school calendar for 2020 is being published by the government on Friday – but you can see all the details here.

Yikes… A Grade 7 teacher in Cape Town teacher is set to undergo racial sensitivity training after setting students an offensive assignment on the slave trade.

Schools like Mokibe in Mpumalanga represent the horrendous challenge some institutions face on Monday, as our learners return to the classroom.

Western Cape MEC of education Debbie Schäfer revealed that 11 schools in the province would not open due to COVID-19 contamination.

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that schools would not be allowed to reopen if they could not demonstrate their readiness to do so.

Maimane clapped back at Helen Zille who lambasted his call for schools to remain closed

Maimane’s One South Africa Movement has taken note of the court’s decision to reject the body’s bid to block the reopening of schools

For the Western Cape Education Department, it’s a case of ‘no going back’ after they became the first province to open their schools. But SAHRC have other ideas.

Pupils will not be returning to school this week, leading to more uncertainty around the prospects of the 2020 curriculum.

Some things only get more complicated at Level 3. Angie Motshekga says this minority of parents and learners must now acquire a permit to attend school.

Politicial opponents – both red and blue – have expressed their anger over Angie Motshekga’s back to school plans and Sunday’s communication disaster.

Better late than never: The Education Department has confirmed that schools will not reopen their doors on Monday, and a new date has been chosen.

Angie, what’s going on? Minister Motshekga has pushed back a briefing on reopening our schools, but parents and pupils have been left in the dark.

Angie Motshekga is addressing the media about her ‘back to school’ proposals: Here’s the live stream, and what time you can expect things to get underway.

It’s possible that a huge u-turn is coming our way before Monday, as Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga could postpone her back to school plans.

A tough-talking Angie Motshekga has moved to address fears about children returning to school, saying that all facilities can close if there’s a problem.

Thousands of school learners in South Africa are having to work at home during lockdown.

The men are expected to appear before the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s court on Monday, 25 May 2020

South Africa’s Church of Scientology – based in Gauteng – has contributed to the provincial education department’s back to school strategy.

The plan to get hundreds of thousands of learners – starting with those in Grades 7 and 12 – back to school in Gauteng was revealed on Thursday.

Delays in the delivery of sanitation stations, water tankers and personal protective equipment raises red flags.

Petitions, criticisms and warnings greeted Angie Motshekga’s back to school proposals. Her department has been slammed for ‘escalating’ the COVID-19 threat.

Parents have the option to keep their children away from the classroom, if they feel the school reopening dates have come too early – but there’s a caveat.

Grade 7 and 12 pupils will return to classrooms on 1 June – but schools need to following strict Standard Operating Procedures.

It’s back to school for learners, but children will only return in phases. Angie Motshekga has confirmed those in Grade 12 and Grade 7 will lead the way.

Angie Mothskega has postponed an address to the nation, regarding SA’s ‘back to school’ plans. Education officials are faced with some difficult choices.

Could Grade 12 students be asked to learn away from home for a number of weeks? Schools in COVID-19 hot-spots are desperate to finish the year.