The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) said it has received over 70,000 late applications for the 2022 school year after thousands of parents failed to enrol their kids during periods made available.
However, parents will now have the opportunity to get their kids in a school as the school admission process in the province for 2023 is set to start on Monday, 14 March.
According to the WCED, parents and guardians, especially those with children who will be entering grades 1 and 8 next year, to start preparing the necessary documents.
WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond indicated that parents will need the latest official school report card, their ID, the child’s birth certificate and proof of residence to start the process, as per EWN.
Meanwhile, parents are urged to visit the WCED website to start the enrolment process as everything will be done via an online enrolment system as the application process ends in mid-April.
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