Gauteng Department of Education

Today parents in Gauteng will start submitting applications to the provincial education department to secure the placement of their child.

A notable improvement will allow parents to register on the admissions website without all the required documentation. This as the department’s online system will be open for Grade 1 and 8 from 22 July 2022 and close on 19 August 2022. These applications apply to learners starting Grade 1 and Grade 8 in 2023.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Thursday outlined plans for the online application process for grade 1 and 8 pupils for the 2023 academic year.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi gives update on 2023 online admissions for grade 1 and grade 8 learners. He said they may also visit one of the designated public libraries: “We have 105 community libraries that will be available to assist parents that don’t have access to the internet. Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Thursday outlined plans for the online application process for grade 1 and 8 pupils for the 2023 academic year.

The Gauteng Education Department's online application system opens on Friday until 19 August.

JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Education Department is confident its systems can handle the high volume of desperate parents racing to enrol their children for Grade 1 and 8 next year. The Gauteng Education Department is confident its systems can handle the high volume of desperate parents racing to enroll their children in Grade 1 and 8 next year. Here’s a list of Decentralized Walk-in Centres in Ekurhuleni, Joburg, Tshwane, Sedibeng & West Rand that you can visit as an alternative to apply for Grade 1 & 8 during the #2023OnlineAdmissionsGPapplication period

The Gauteng education department has promised parents that the online application system for Grade 1 and 8 pupils for 2023 will go smoothly.

"All schools will remain open and accessible on the system for applications during the application period. "Parents are encouraged to use home addresses within school feeder zone application options to see schools with feeder zones that cover the parent's home address. This can either be done online or at the schools they applied to. "This year, we have transferred R231 million to schools to build classrooms. You can build a new school, but if parents don't think they will get a quality education, they will not apply there. We are sure that we are ready."

The department has urged parents and guardians to apply online on www.gdeadmissions.gov.za to secure their child's space at a Gauteng public school in 2023.

Accordingly, we must reiterate that capacity remains our challenge in Gauteng, and a factor that applicants must always bear in mind when applying,” said Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. Grade R learners will not automatically be accepted to Grade 1 without application, even if they apply to the schools where they are currently enrolled in, they must apply for admission at a minimum of three and a maximum of five schools. “Officials incorporated inputs from our stakeholders on how to improve the system.

Online applications for grade 1 and 8 pupils in Gauteng will officially open from 8am on Friday morning.

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi gives update on 2023 online admissions for grade 1 and grade 8 learners. "We've got decentralised walk-ins, 48 of them across the province. Online applications for grade 1 and 8 pupils in Gauteng will officially open from 8am on Friday morning.