The civil rights watchdog AfriForum has noted with disappointment that the Gauteng online school registration platform for Grade One and Grade Eight learners for the 2020 school year once again is not functioning smoothly.
Carien Bloem, AfriForum’s project coordinator for education, said AfriForum has received numerous complaints from parents who experience problems getting into the system or performing steps on the system because the system keeps freezing.
“This follows after Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng MEC for education, yesterday during a media conference regarding the system stated categorically that the system could handle up to 65 000 applications per minute,” said Bloem.
“The main problem with the online application process is that the system refuses to verify the parents’ home or work addresses. This means that parents cannot register their children on any of the first three options on the system – first choice home address, second choice siblings in the school and third choice parents’ work address.
Bloem said many parents are worried because they can only register to be put on waiting list four or five.
“It appears that the system has not been adjusted with the necessary thoroughness as agreed upon. We want to encourage parents to notify AfriForum of any problems they experience with the application process,” Bloem added.
Parents may send complaints to onderwys@afriforum.co.za. Also follow the application process on AfriForum’s website under the link Gauteng-aanlynregistrasies 2020 or on social media under the hashtag VIRSKOLE (#VIRSKOLE).
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