16 October 2025: The date set by GDE for 2026 Grade 1 and 8 school placements

Those highly anticipated SMS notifications from the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) will start flowing in…

Is the teaching profession still the same?

With the 25th Annual National Teaching Awards (NTAs) underway, questioning the profession and what it stands for…

PYEI-BEEI: Making a tangible difference in bridging the learning and earning gap

As the country grapples with unemployment and government works on long-term solutions, it would be amiss…

[BREAKING NEWS] About 15 children reportedly swept away in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.

About 15 children have reportedly been swept away by floods close to Efata special school in…

LOOMING DISASTER IN MPUMALANGA AS SADTU SHUTS DOWN 90 SCHOOLS AFFECTING 100 000 LEARNERS IN NKOMAZI

The Ehlanzeni Education District could register disastrous results at the end of this year as almost…

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ADDRESSES 10TH BASIC EDUCATION LEKGOTLA, EMPHASISES STRENGTHENING OF FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING IN THE SECTOR 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the basic education sector to invest in the foundations for learning…

Schools face the wrath of Mother Nature, again

“Our schools must be declared disaster areas.” This was the desperate plea from an education administrator…

Against all odds! 

Sinethemba Gangatha from Ncura Secondary School in the Eastern Cape and Kagiso Tele from Lesedi Secondary…

87.3% Pass rate! Hail the Class of 2024! 

The Matric Class of 2024 has defied the odds!  They will go down in history for…

THE DBE FIGHTS THE INFORMATION REGULATOR IN COURT

A courtroom showdown is looming between the Department of Basic Education and the Information Regulator over…