Gauteng Department of Education banner for online registrations on a stage.. This follows several parents’ complaints about the system, with some saying they are unable to access school options.
Online applications for grades one and eight learners for the 2023 academic year officially opened on Friday morning.The Gauteng Education Department Spokesperson, Steve Mabona has acknowledged that there is a problem with accessing schools. He says they have issues with Google Maps that have added to the challenges.
“We have a challenge with Google Maps. It has kicked us out because we are at 6 000 per minute in terms of your searches in the system. So we have surpassed the 6 000 in terms of our agreement with them. So that’s why they decided to kick us out, but we are interacting with them so they can increase to 20 000. We should not be having any problems. We have never experienced this. This is for the first time,” says Mabona.
Lesufi says money has been allocated for the construction of additional classrooms to cater for the increasing demand for popular public schools.‼️ATTENTION PARENTS & GUARDIANS ‼️ We are currently working on resolving a technical issue related to our usage of the Google Maps system.We apologise for any inconvenience caused.