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WCED RACES TO PLACE 7 300 LATE APPLICATIONS

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January 09, 2026

NEW late applications for over 7 300 Grade R, 1, and 8 learners, placed extreme pressure on the Western Cape Education Department (WCED), particularly during the holiday period, it said.

- BY LILITA GCWABE

These are new applications arriving more than seven months after the application window has closed.

This comes as learners are expected to return to classrooms on 14 January, with questions again being raised about whether the WCED is adequately prepared for the 2026 school year, especially in armer communities where placement delays and overcrowding have become a yearly kopseer.

Cosatu in the province said it was already hearing from parents whose children have not been placed yet.

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