The Western Cape Department of Education is planning to place an additional 18 000 learners at schools through the course of the year, as people relocate to this province, pushing up demand.

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20 January 2022

More than a million learners have started the 2022 school year yesterday. This includes about 105 000 Grade 1s and 97 000 Grade 8s. MEC Debbie Schafer says they are again increasing capacity yet again. Around 400 Grade 1’s and over 2 000 Grade 8’s are yet to be placed, due to late applications.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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