Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile will provide an update on learner placements, learner transport and school funding ahead of the 2027 academic year.
The media briefing on Sunday will outline the progress made in placing Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners following the Gauteng 2027 Online Admissions application period.
The MEC will also give an update on interventions to address outstanding placements, transfer offers and objections to ensure every learner is placed.
Maile will also speak on issues relating to the provision of learner transport, including funding challenges. This follows reports that some learners in Ekurhuleni were unable to get to school last Monday after transport operators suspended operations due to outstanding invoices for August and September, which they claim the Gauteng Education Department failed to process.
He will provide updates on school funding after a circular which revealed that the department will not be able to pay schools their Norms and Standards funding by Sunday’s deadline. -Reporting by Nonhlanhla Ntshingila
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