There were delays and challenges in several areas, including issues of addresses as parents selected the new 30km radius instead of their residential addresses. pretorianews
Pretoria - The provincial Department of Education on Monday apologised for glitches experienced during the first day of the online applications for Grade 1 and 8 for the 2020 academic year. Spokesperson Steve Mabona said there were delays and challenges in several areas, including issues of addresses as parents selected the new 30km radius instead of their residential addresses.
“With the quality of education we provide in Gauteng, we anticipate an increase in learners requiring placement. But we will look at what we had last year and look at the possibility of provisionally having an increment that will assist us to plan for the shortage.” Parents can apply to a maximum of five schools using any of the five application options outlined in the amendments to the admissions by no later than July 22.
Parents said they were pleased by the speedy process, with some applauding the department for offering assistance at the Diepsloot Youth Centre as they were unemployed and did not have internet access at home.
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