Several learners were unable to join their peers in school today as they have still not been placed in schools

A warning to parents to expect heavier traffic from Wednesday, 11 January as schools re-open in five of South Africa’s nine provinces.

Bittereinders Youth Movement say they will not tolerate the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) disrupt or protest at the Danie Malan Primary School. Image: Supplied

Registration for the Department of Basic Education’s second chance matric programme will come to an end on 8 February

A warning to parents to expect heavier traffic from Wednesday as schools prepare to re-open in five of South Africa’s nine provinces.

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

Starting Grade 1 can be daunting. Help your little one prepare with this easy guide. They’ll be all smiles on their big day.

Need your news quickly? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

Warning to parents to expect heavier traffic this week as schools prepare to re-open in five of the nine provinces.

Preparations have begun in earnest for schools to reopen around the country – as early as this coming week for five of the nine provinces.

With the new year now well under way, preparations have begun in earnest for schools to reopen around the country – as early as next week.

With 2023 now well under way, preparations have begun in earnest for schools around the country to reopen later this month.

Those pupils who wrote their matric exams in late 2022 still have over a fortnight to wait to receive their results.

With the new year now well under way, preparations have begun for schools around the country to reopen in 2023.

Pupils in South Africa have finished the 2023 school year and are enjoyed a well deserved Christmas / New Year holiday.

A look ahead to the highly-anticipated World Schools Festival Cup final between South Africa’s Grey College and New Zealand’s Hamilton Boys’.

A South African mom has pranked her teary daughter into thinking she had failed her school grade in a clip that has gone viral on TikTok …

The Gauteng Department of Education is concerned after several schools in Boksburg received bomb threats on Friday, 2 December

The GDE is determined that it would place all learners by the 2023 school year – even if it needs to “create capacity”

The Western Cape Department of Education has given schools the option to reintroduce exam practices for learners in Grades 10 and 11.

The Department of Basic Education revealed plans to introduce subjects for Grades 10 to 12 by 2025 and hairdressing will be an option.

The South African Muslim Network responded to news of Greytown High School suspending a student for growing his beard for religious purposes.

Students from Hillcrest High School have raised concerns about issues regarding racism, bullying and body shaming.

According to the Eastern Cape Education Department, the Grade 8 pupil was killed by another learner on Tuesday

The Western Cape Education Department described the items that were confiscated from Heathfield High School.

Classes were suspended at Heathfield High School in Cape Town after students clashed with law enforcement officers.

The Department of Basic Education has confirmed it’s still on track to make significant changes to the school curriculum in the coming years.

School feeding programmes are among the interventions to help students improve their health and learn better.

The Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal has requested submissions to explore ways to cope with ancestral callings in schools.

Access to universally free meals can improve household budgets and allow families to save $11 to $39 per month on groceries.

Provincial figures: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga reveals 90 037 schoolgirls aged 10 to 19 gave birth in the past year.

The no-fee school policy in South Africa demands a serious review as funds need to be allocated to improving facilities at schools.

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

The KZN Education Department has urged parents to use their own discretion on sending learners to school following heavy rainfall.

Government revealed a new specialised subject curriculum with various options for learners to choose from starting at Grade 10.

Schools in Durban that owe the eThekwini Municipality money have had their electricity disconnected until their bills are paid.

A mom has argued that her child is being punished for staying absent because prizes are given to kids who have 100% attendance.

Fists went flying during this Joburg school brawl – and one unfortunate teacher found himself right in the eye of a storm.

Minister Angie Motshekga says the damage the KZN floods have caused to schools is a major setback to the education fraternity

Sadtu has expressed concerns over the damages that schools across KZN have faced due tot he torrential rains and floods.

KZN Department of Education says 248 schools were damaged by floods that wreaked havoc in the province which also claimed lives of learners.

The KZN Education Department has encouraged parents, teachers and guardians to use their discretion when deciding on sending kids to school

Every year, the sheets to shirts project takes linen from Cape Town’s luxury hotels and transforms them into school uniforms for children.

The Department of Basic Education is making big changes to the country’s schooling system to ‘improve education and job outcomes’.

Mpumalanga needs to build nearly 400 schools in order to meet the needs of its growing population the NCOP was told.

‘Applying after this date could affect their choice of placement and it will affect our planning,’ said the WCED.

Recently, teaching and learning has been disturbed in schools all over the country as learners have been displaying strange behaviour.

Need your news quickly ? Watch daily News in a minute videos from The South African YouTube page for all that you really need to know!

According to these new proposals, an extension of the current school day means children would have to face many more hours in the classroom.

Schools across the country are go back to full in-person learning from Monday. Education Minister Angie Motshekga has provided new details.

Gauteng Education says it received a total of 347 216 applications under the 2022 Online Admissions for Grades 1 and 8

A huge discrimination row has erupted at Laerskool Theresapark in Pretoria, after Afrikaans students complained about their treatment.

A school crisis is brewing – and these findings from a recent survey on Grade 1 classes in Mzansi has produced some alarming data.

This is bonkers. Utterly bonkers. A total of 162 children were abducted from a North West school on Tuesday – but how could this happen?

In one incident, armed men savagely beat up a Gauteng school principal in front of staff members, whose belongings were taken

Professors, politicians, and entire education departments all want the same thing – so when will government fully open schools again?

But, the start of the school year is not without complications as the Department of Basic Education is yet to place all learners

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga aims to reduce social distancing in South African schools despite the continued pandemic.

A new academic year awaits us in 2022, and we’ve got the list of the most expensive public schools to thumb through here…

Minister Angie Motshekga has defended controversial amendments allowing for the sell of liquor in South African schools.

Parents who prevent their children from attending school from Grade R may soon be liable for some hefty punishment.

A prominent education activist is urging schools to close BEFORE the Christmas break starts, to counteract the spread of the Omicron variant.

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.

A new agreement with regard to school uniforms hopes to ‘increase competition, reduce barriers to entry and ensure cheaper prices’.

Talk about a calamity. KZN has reported 21 000 girls fall pregnant in the current financial year. The victims are 15 years and younger.

A Grade 10 learner committed suicide because of merciless bullies from school. Her peers in Bhisho claimed she was doing witchcraft.

SA Education has confirmed the COVID-19 pandemic has seen school learners fall a year behind. The impact will be felt for years.

The question of security at school premises has come under the spotlight after a learner was stabbed at a KwaZulu-Natal school on Thursday.

A Grade 10 learner died after allegedly being stabbed in the chest by a schoolmate in Harrismith, Free State on Thursday.

A Limpopo school principal has faced one of the most extreme claims of nepotism you will find: appointing his wife, daughters and son-in-law.

School placements will start from 15 October and will run until 30 November 2021. Here are five things you need to know about the placements.

A grade 11 pupil from Westville Boys’ High in KZN is in hot water after allegedly using a racist slur against a fellow student.

If you’ve delayed your kid’s online school application, you have very little time left, says the Gauteng Education Department.

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

From ‘Moominvalley’ to the ‘Croodaceous’ adventure ‘The Croods: A New Age’, here’s everything kids can explore over the holidays.

Corruption in the South African Police Service is at a high point, according to a new report on corruption trends in South Africa.

How utterly heartbreaking: A Grade 7 learner in Alexandra, Gauteng fatally stabbed an older schoolchild to death on Thursday evening.

It is alleged that the teacher at Mara Primary School in Soweto was stabbed and strangled to death inside her flat. Police are investigating.

A 51-year-old security guard was allegedly shot and killed during a school burglary. No suspects have been arrested as yet.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is set to visit the school and family of the deceased learner on Tuesday afternoon

Education Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that the October school holidays WON’T be scrapped to account for lost time in the classroom.

Parents and guardians that are looking to make online applications for Grade 8 are running out of time. The 2022 online admissions deadline is fast-approaching.

The Department of Basic Education is already under fire from stakeholders for its decision to scrap the school holidays

Pupils at Glen Vista High School set fire to a part of the hall because they didn’t want to write an exam that had been scheduled

Pupils at Glen Vista High School set fire to a part of the hall on Monday because they didn’t want to write an exam that had been scheduled

Students at the Glenvista High School in JHB allegedly set their school hall on fire to avoid writing an exam but the paper still went ahead.

There have already been more than 100 000 Grade 8 applications. Parents and guardians, here are the dates you need to be aware of.

If you’ve been struggling to get a child into school, don’t worry. The education department has released a contact list that could be of great use to you.

Looters broke into the schools through windows or through the wall. They stole school equipment, stripped fence, and burned a building.

Parents and legal guardians with children advancing to Grade 8 can officially apply to the school of their choice for the 2022 academic year.

Pupils returned to the classroom on a fulltime basis on Monday, however some schools will continue using the rotational system

Advice shared by the Ministerial Advisory Committee suggests that ‘carbon dioxide retention’ is a main factor in recommending school mask breaks .

About 1 500 schools in Gauteng and Western Cape won’t return to fulltime learning as they don’t meet physical distance requirements

There will be ‘classroom chaos’ on Monday 2 August – as the requirements for social distancing push primary schools to the brink.

The Western Cape Education Department have strongly condemned ‘wanton vandalism’ and burglaries that took place during school holidays.

More than 50 schools have been the target of vandalism since the beginning of the 2021 academic year in Gauteng. Panyaza Lesufi says this is not related to the unrest in the province.

After a 28-day hiatus, schools WILL welcome students back to the classroom on Monday 26 May as South Africa moves to Level 3 lockdown.

Education Minister Angie Motshekga said the department is ready for all schools to open on Monday, 26 July but President Ramaphosa will have the final say.

With KZN and Gauteng still reeling from high COVID-19 infections and recent riots, government remains committed to reopening schools.