A 48-year-old female teacher died at Central Secondary School in Soshanguve in Tshwane on Friday.
The Gauteng education department said the teacher collapsed near a water fountain on the school premises. She was taken to a nearby office by colleagues.
Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona said district officials immediately visited the school to provide the necessary support and advised that the school be dismissed after the incident.
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