“There is high demand for space in Gauteng schools. We have over 2 000 public ordinary schools that accommodate 1.9-million learners. Apply early so that we can we can accommodate you,” says Gauteng Education MEC for Education, Barbara Creecy.
The department processed over 20 000 late applications for the 2014 academic year, an increase from 15 000 in the previous year.
Applying late reduces the chances of parents getting the school of their first choice where they meet the criteria. This also means that learners will be placed at a school where there is space available, this might not be close to where their parents work or reside.
Parents, who wish to register their children for admission in a public school in Gauteng, can go to their nearest school to pick up application forms for learners who want to start Grade 1 or Grade 8 in this province in 2015.
These application forms should be returned to the school as of April 15 to May 27.
“We once again urge parents to work with us to ensure all our schools are ready to operate from the first day of school in 2015,” says MEC Creecy.
Parents who will be applying for space in a school need to bring a completed application form with the following documentation:
* Birth certificate or certified copy (a baptismal certificate is not acceptable).
* At least one parent’s ID.
* Proof of residence or work address.
* Immunisation card (for grade one).
* Study permits for legal immigrants.
* Asylum documents for refugees and asylum seekers.
* The latest school report card.
When registering their children parents must ensure that schools provide them with a waiting list number.
This waiting list number will indicate if the applicant is on waiting list A (for parents within a feeder area of a school) or waiting list B (parents outside of a feeder area of a school).
Learners that are not in entry grades also need to re-enrol.
