Last day to register for the 2017 school year
Today (June 1) is the last day for applications for admission into a particular school for 2017.
So far, more than 600 000 applications have been received on the Gauteng Department of Education’s system.
Since the launch of the online application system, which crashed in the beginning due to the flood of applications, at least 673 911 applications have been received and processed.
Also read: School online registration beefed up following crash
This is according to the department.
Parents have until midnight tonight to apply for admission for children who will be in grades 1 and 8 next year.
Once registered on the website, parents still have to go to schools and submit their supporting documents, like proof of address and birth certificates.
The will then be informed by the end of June, most likely on June 24 and 25, whether their children have been placed at their school of choice.
Parents will then get seven days to accept or reject the placement.
More articles to read on the online system:
