[File photo] Panyaza Lesufi speaking at an event.
The Gauteng Education Department is faced with yet another difficult task of placing all learners, as the demand for schools continues to grow. From the 764 000 learners, the department has to place 157 000 grade 1 learners and 174 000 grade 8’s. Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has appealed to parents not to panic as placements will be done in batches.
“You might meet these criteria and your child might not be placed on the basis that we’ve identified 275 high-pressure primary schools that received what I always term abnormal applications. Abnormal applications mean they can only take 180 learners, they’ve received more than 2000 applications.”
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