Gauteng department of education

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has said that schools will start receiving delayed subsidy payments from the beginning of June, after missing the May deadline for the first tranche of funding.

The Gauteng Department of Education has launched the African Neurodiversity Association and the African Journal of Neurodiversity, in a move aimed at strengthening autism research, advocacy and support from an African perspective.

The department is providing psycho-social support to affected learners, teachers, and the bereaved family.

The Vodacom Foundation, supported by the Gauteng Department of Education, has invested R2 million in the School of Excellence model at Usizolwethu Special Needs School in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, to strengthen digital learning for pupils with intellectual disabilities.

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said on Wednesday that 8.5% (33,650) of applications for the 2026 placement of Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners through its Online Admissions System were submitted during the late application period from December 17, 2025, to January 30, 2026.

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) said it is finalising the appointment of a law firm to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of a Grade R boy learner from Bernard Isaacs Primary School in Coronationville, Johannesburg.

The department said it was 'actively engaging' with operators to address unpaid invoices.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) are at loggerheads over claims of a drastic 64% reduction in operational budgets for Quintile 5 schools, due to take effect from 1 April.

The Toyota Quantum taxi was overloaded, according to police.

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said she had learned “with deep sadness” of the crash.