With schools reopening on Monday, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has revealed there were still thousands of pupils were still waiting to be placed.
The Council of Education Ministers met on Saturday where the matter of school admission was identified as critical.The CEM appealed to parents and guardians to cooperate with officials at the district level, to accelerate the placement process. School Management Teams were allowed to return to school on 25 January while teachers returned on 1 February.Motshekga said the National Senior Certificate examinations saw more than a million candidates sitting for their matric exams.Motshekga announced the department is on schedule for the release of the 2020 NSC exam results on 22 February 2021. The results will be made public on 23 February.