Online applications for grades 1 and 8 admissions for the 2024 academic year will officially open on Thursday.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane on Sunday outlined the application and placement process for online admissions.
Chiloane said the admissions will follow a single application process, meaning parents and guardians applying for grades 1 and 8 will all apply at the same time. Offers will also be issued at the same time during the placement process.
The MEC has urged parents to follow through with the processes until completion.
“During the application period, applicants will be required to create login credentials (username and password) which they will use to access the online admissions system. Once applicants have gained access to the system, they must begin with the registration process and ensure they follow each application step correctly,” said Chiloane on Sunday during the media briefing.
He also gave assurance that the system has been improved and will operate much better than it did in the previous years.
Parents are encouraged to use the home address within the school feeder zone application option in order to see the schools with feeder zones that cover their home addresses.
“To increase the chances of placement closer to the parent’s home address, parents should select schools with feeder zones that cover the parent’s home address. Parents are encouraged to apply to a minimum of three schools and a maximum of five schools for each learner. Parents must remember to read and accept the terms and conditions.”
Matome added that parents and guardians must ensure the information on the documents they provide matches the information they enter into the system when applying. All documents must be submitted within seven days of applying.
Applications will close on July 14 at midnight, and the first placement will start on September 4.
He also encouraged parents to quickly accept their offers to help free up space on the system for others.
Meanwhile, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has also encouraged parents to apply before applications close to avoid disappointments.
“Parents and guardians are encouraged to apply long before the closing date, as this will allow the department to deal with all the appeals and place learners who would have applied but failed to secure places,” said KZN Education MEC Mbali Frazer.
She further urged parents and guardians to cooperate with the department and heed this call, so that on the first day of the 2024 academic year, schools can focus on teaching and learning, and not on unnecessary administrative duties pertaining to learner admission.
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