JOHANNESBURG - About 270, 000 grade one and eight pupils will be placed in Gauteng schools in the 2024 academic year.
During a media briefing in Pretoria on Sunday, the Gauteng Education Department said it received over 800,000 applicantions.READ: 800, 000 school applications received in Gauteng for 2024 Education MEC Matome Chiloane said parents would receive communication from the department from next week. "From Monday 4 September 2023, parents and guardians with complete applications will receive SMSes with placement offers to the contact numbers they used when applying. Parents should accept while awaiting other offers within seven days," said Chiloane.