Parents who are still looking for schools for their children may have a look on provincial education websites, such as the Western Cape Education Department. Their database allows parents to locate schools by entering the following keywords:
- School name
- Language of instruction
- Suburb or town
- Education district
- Type of school (primary etc)
- Subjects offered (Grades 8 to12)
- Special centres (art, music etc)
Parents may locate schools by clicking on their province::
- Western Cape
- Gauteng
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Limpopo
- North West
- Northern Cape
- Mpumalanga
- Eastern Cape
- Free State
When applying to these schools, parents are advised to apply to multiple schools to ensure their child receives a place.
