The Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) is encouraging parents to promptly confirm their child’s school selection in order to make room for other applicants.
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Parents who submitted their applications during the designated admissions period (13 March 2023 – 14 April 2023) were able to access the online admissions system from Monday, 29 May 2023, to check the status of their applications for their child’s placement in a school for the year 2024.
Education MEC David Maynier said, ‘If you have received an offer of a place for your child, a button will be visible that will allow you to confirm and accept the place. Parents who have been offered a place must confirm their choice of school by 19 June 2023. After this date, their highest-ranked choice of school will be automatically confirmed.’
‘We appeal to parents to confirm their places as soon as possible, as this will free up places for other learners. This is especially important where a learner has received offers from multiple schools. Once these ‘double parked’ learners are confirmed to a specific school, the places at the other schools can be offered to other learners.’
‘Once the choice of school is confirmed, parents are required to drop off the hard copy documents from their application to their school of choice within 7 days of accepting.’
He clarified that there will be students who will not be successful in securing placement during this initial phase.
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‘We know that this is extremely stressful and disappointing, but we appeal to parents to bear in mind that we are still very early in the admissions process, and thousands of places will still open up.
‘For example, over 41 000 learners have been ‘double parked’, allowing over 41 000 spaces to still become available once their chosen schools are confirmed. It is advisable to stay in touch with the schools applied to and to request that the learner be placed on a waiting list,’ Maynier added.
The department will provide assistance to those who are unable to secure a placement initially. This assistance will be offered towards the end of September, once all school vacancies have been filled, and the WCED can determine which schools still have available spots.
Parents will have the opportunity to verify the results of their applications at: https://wcedonline.westerncape.gov.za/admissions-202324
The online admissions system is now closed for new applications. Parents can still apply for the year 2024 by filling out a learner placement form and submitting it at their local education district office.
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