As of 1pm on Tuesday, 16 December, the department reported that 10 295 pupils were still without placements for the 2026 academic year.

More than 7,000 late applications have been processed since the department reopened the online portal for placements earlier ...

The Gauteng Department of Education will open late applications for Grade 1 and 8 admissions on 17 December 2025, as more than 10,000 learners remain unplaced. Parents will be limited to selecting ...

Parents have submitted over 600 000 successful applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 placements across Gauteng just two weeks after the 2026 Online Admissions system opened. Education MEC Matome ...

Gauteng education authorities have issued a warning that space to place Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners in provincial schools is running out.

Gauteng parents who missed the deadline to enrol their Grade 1 and Grade 8 children for 2026 will get another chance when late applications officially open in December. This was announced by Gauteng ...

Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona confirmed that thousands have joined the queue since mid-December.

With the 2026 academic year only weeks away, more than 10,000 Grade 1 and 8 pupils remain unplaced in Gauteng, fuelling parents’ despair and criticism of the glitch-plagued online admissions system.