Phuti Mosomane
Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane will officially announce the commencement date and process for the 2025 Online Admissions for Grade 1 and Grade 8 on Tuesday.
Chiloane will outline the application and placement process in Noordwyk Secondary School, Midrand.
Last year, the Online Admissions System successfully processed over 161,407 Grade 1 and 8 applications on the first day, a slight decrease from the 2023 application period, when over 165,000 applications were made.
According to the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), the 2024 online admissions application period was successful, with 757 075 Grade 1 and Grade 8 applications processed.
324 756 Grade 1 applications and 432 219 Grade 8 applications were processed. Chiloane said the success can be attributed to system improvements over the years, necessitated by continuous stakeholder engagement and technological advancements.
The application period ran from 15 June to 21 July 2023.
However, the department has acknowledged some challenges applicants face when entering their ID numbers into the system. Several applicants applying for Grade 8 reported that they could not enter their previous schools on the system.
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