Learner placement: these parents will have to wait
What steps to follow if you are not happy
The Gauteng Department Education (GDE) has reduced the number of unplaced learners to 29 862 from the 43 797 on November 4.
Of the number placed, 134 680 were placed in Grade 1 and 115 629 in Grade 8. Over 310 300 applications were received by the department.
Steve Mabona, spokesperson for the department, said our officials are committed and work tirelessly to place the remaining learners by November 30.
“A total of 27 563 parents have not submitted or do not have documents. We will announce on how they will be assisted in due course. We will not be able to accommodate those parents who didn’t apply, until we have placed all outstanding learners,” said Mabona.
The department is administering the 2020 admission process under the new Regulations and Feeder Zones Policy. A parent can apply at any school but placement depends ultimately on available space and capacity of the school.
Placement in terms of the revised regulations follows this order of priority:
1. Applicants with home address closest to the school within the feeder zone
2. If the school still has space, applicants with siblings are placed. If there is no space, siblings are placed at a school with available space within the feeder zone.
3. After Criteria 1 and 2 are exhausted, applicants with a work address within the feeder zone are placed, if the school still has space. If not, the learners will be placed where there is space available.
4. Still, subject to space availability, learners whose parents live within the 30km radius of school, are placed.
5. Finally, learners whose parents live beyond the 30km radius of the school are placed, if the school has space.
A parent who does not prefer the offer of placement should lodge an objection with the district. Objection forms are available online at www.gdeadmissions.gov.za or at the district office.
Should the parent remain dissatisfied with the outcome of the objection, the parent may complete an appeal form available online and e-mail it to Admissions.Hotline.@gauteng.gov.za.
Parents are urged to follow this process to address concerns.
A parent who still has admission related queries can contact the department through the following channels:
Phone the call centre on 0800 000 789.
Send an email to gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za
Visit the nearest district admission centre.
