NEWS RELATED TO education-department

South Africa

Principal removed from Madisong High School following corporal punishment allegations

Education

Possible flooding: Schools warned

Education

MEC calls for ‘discipline and support’ as gang-related violence escalates at Orange Farm schools

Education

More than 1500 teachers appointed in KZN

News

Number of school sexual misconduct cases being investigated in the triple digits

Education

Should the education budget prioritise learning over infrastructure?

News

Soweto teacher probed for alleged rape of grade 11 pupil

Education

PICS: Cosmo City school faces overcrowding with 92 students in a class

Education

Only 23% of Grade 9 pupils in Western Cape passed maths, but it’s an improvement

Education

More than 1 600 Limpopo pupils remain unplaced

News

Ramaphosa declares Special Official Funeral for Professor Sibusiso Bengu

Education

Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube’s turbulent 2024: Will she be backed in 2025?

South Africa

WATCH: Teachers face grim 2025 after losing jobs due to budget cuts

Courts

Urgent court bid to stop Western Cape teaching job cuts fails [VIDEO]

Education

Education crisis looms in 2025 as budget cuts threaten teachers’ jobs

Education

Tensions simmer over Bela Act as Gwarube accused of going behind GNU’s back

Education

Western Cape Education responds to complaint about learners travelling 2 hours a day to school

Education

Teen killed, three injured in Cape Town shooting but matric exams go on

Matric

Nine Western Cape matric pupils caught with cheating material

Education

116 internship posts in the Free State: Here’s how to apply

Opinion

Government department’s race hang-up exposed

Education

Load reduction worries matric pupils in Limpopo

Education

Eastern Cape teacher suspended over alleged rape of pupil

Education

R160 million and still no school: Nancefield’s construction woes

Opinion

Future of children needs a rethink

Education

Nearly 300K Grade 1 and 8 placement offers issued for Gauteng schools

Education

SAHRC to go to Parliament over education’s budget cuts

South Africa

Northern Cape Education Department calls for action over ‘racist TikTok’

South Africa

DA urges government to find alternative areas for budget cuts to save teachers’ jobs

News

Western Cape looking into weekend food parcels for pupils in School Nutrition Programme

Education

Pit toilets, literacy now new education minister’s mission

News

Grade 1 pupil in Hammanskraal cleared of Mpox

Local News

Pupil dies after falling from school building in Pretoria

Education

KZN teacher fired for allegedly asking for and sending nudes to schoolgirl

Crime

Bullying turns fatal: 10-year-old stabbed by 9-year-old in Free State

Education

Teachers sit unemployed as over 31 000 teaching posts lie vacant (VIDEO)

Education

Public schools are allowed to teach foreign languages, says department of education

Crime

Grade 11 pupil stabbed in the head outside school

Education

Convict in charge of Free State education’s legal services

South Africa

Still time to enrol your child for grade 1 and 8, assures Gauteng education dept

Crime

Eight suspects, including officials from EC premier’s office, nabbed for alleged fraud

Crime

Two Limpopo pupils – one aged 30 – arrested for fatal stabbing of fellow learner

Education

Bullying and homophobic abuse: Probe unveils school’s negligence in pupil’s suicide

News

School’s pastor accused of beating pupil after she was late for his church service

Education

Saftu: Government officials must enroll their kids in public schools

News

Matric exams: ‘Imposter’ found writing exam in KZN, absenteeism in Gauteng

Education

Thokoza tragedy: Independent law firm appointed to probe learner’s suicide

News

Three children still in hospital after eating ‘space cookies’

Opinion

Bela Bill is not the end of the road for homeschooling

Crime

Trio arrested for defrauding KZN education dept of R85m

News

Daily news update: Online admission applications, Malema in talks with Magashule and shootout with cops

Education

Gauteng education processes more than 161,000 online admission applications on first day

News

Teacher sues department following assault by learner, staff members

Opinion

It’s sad that leaders don’t see they are destroying millions of futures

Matric

Northern Cape matric pupils given tablets and offline learning app

Education

We need to edge closer to closing the gap in the quality of education

News

Government departments pass the buck in Martin School mess

News

Education dept refutes reports of widespread exam cheating scandal

Education

Disruptive pupils, dagga and disrespect among reasons teacher is ready to retire

News

LGBTIQ pupils at risk in SA as conservative Christian groups fight plans for safer schools

News

Pupil dies from alleged suicide at Hoërskool Kriel

News

Grade 11 pupil stabbed to death outside Vlakfontein school

News

Pupils rushed to clinic on suspected outbreak of scabies

News

Mixed reactions to proposal for gender-free bathrooms and unisex school uniforms

South Africa

Two Bloemfontein primary schools shut their doors due to heavy rains

News

Education system crisis: 30 000 qualified teachers are unemployed or doing other jobs

Education

Pupils at Musina school write exams under trees

Matric

Matric Exams: Class of 2022 ready to pick up their pens

Education

Pupils in hot water for allegedly throwing poo, urine at teachers

Courts

Education MEC ordered to pay damages after pupil burnt by acid

News

Daily news update: Suspended official still receives bonus, German tourist murder update and Enyobeni Tavern case

Politics

Suspended KZN education department official paid bonus of over R100k

News

KZN school car burning sparks cellphone debate

Education

Parents pay big bucks for private schooling in face of failing education system

South Africa

KZN school falling apart, while education department missing in action since 2018