“I know the problem of admissions, it didn’t come with the online applications. Even when I was the MEC [of education in Gauteng] we used to have problems in placing children,' said Motshekga.
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga has poured cold water on claims that registration problems in Gauteng came with the online admissions system.
More than 1,000 pupils in Gauteng are yet to be placed for the 2023 academic year. Many pupils were not placed at schools within walking distance of their homes. during her visit to Cosmo City Primary School in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Motshekga said placement challenges in the province had always been there. “I know the problem of admissions, it didn’t come with the online applications. Even when I was the MEC [of education in Gauteng] we used to have problems in placing children.
“What was worse, there was no ICT [information and communications technology] programme to tell us where are the spaces and learners. I used to work on hearsay. So this online system helps us to really have a clear system for admissions. It is just that perhaps we have more overcrowding [and] more problems, but it comes with online admissions system,” said Motshekga.
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