This, political parties warn that the drastic cut of 2 407 teachers will cripple the education system, as they called on Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to intervene.
Protest action has been promised in areas such as Bishop Lavis in the Metro North District, which is set to lose 16 teachers. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) continues with the placement of 2 677 learners for Grade 1 and Grade 8 this week, a better number than years before, according to the department.
WCED spokesperson, Bronagh Hammond, said they received late registrations and applications since the start of December. She said the WCED received 124 691 Grade 1 and 8 applications for 2025.
“Placement is in progress for 2 677, or 2.1%, of Grade 1 and 8 learners,” she said.
“While the number of learners requiring placement has decreased since the beginning of December, we have received additional extremely late applications, which has made this a moving target. We are, however, in a better position than most previous years and are looking at placement opportunities.
