Take note of placement process
Schools draw their waiting lists and then submit to the District Directors to sign off.
WITH the new online application system for learners, parents should take note of the processes.
Learners are placed according to first, then second and lastly third choice school option with required documents submitted to the school for verification.
Options refer to one of the following: school closest to home address; school closest to work address; sibling presence in the same school and school of specialisation.
Schools draw their waiting lists and then submit to the District Directors to sign off. Then schools will place learners according to the approved lists; and schools will inform parents of the outcome using different modes of communication, such as SMS and letters.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said parents will be informed through an SMS or letter regarding the status of their applications. They have seven school days from the date of receiving the notification to confirm acceptance or rejection of placement offers. Parents can either go to the school or online to confirm or reject the offer. Parents who fail to confirm acceptance or rejection of the offer will forfeit such an offer and the next parent will be placed in the available space.
“The department urges all parents to confirm or reject the placement offers in order to fast-track the placement process. Parents who are for one reason or another not happy with the placement offer can approach the District Director. Objections and applications will be dealt with later once the placement process has been completed in September.
“The department would like to extend special gratitude to parents who have heeded our call to apply online. Their show of confidence has been a great source of inspiration to the department to continue to work hard to provide modernised systems that allow us to provide quality basic education for all,” said MEC Lesufi.
Parents who applied after the closing date have been considered and some of them are already placed. The department would like to urge all parents not to panic as all learners will be placed. They can also check online for their status of their application.
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