Parents and guardians in the North West can now submit school admission applications for 2024. This is for grade 1 and 8 school admissions.
This application period will be open for four months, coming to an end on 30 September. North West MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi, has said:
We ask all parents and legal guardians to take this four months period to register learners for the 2024 academic year. Over the years this has helped us with proper planning in terms of school furniture and ordering of textbooks and I thank parents for their cooperation.
Parents will then receive offers by October for them to decline or accept or will receive non-acceptance letter by 31 October.
How To Apply
To apply, parents have to complete an application form. These application forms for admissions are available in schools and admissions will be on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Along with the form, certified copy of the child's birth certificate, immunisation card, most recent report card (where applicable), and transfer letter or card from previous school (where applicable) should be submitted. Parents from outside of the country should also submit thelearner’s study Visa or parents work permit, residence permit (or proof of application for non-citizens), asylum seeker permits or certificate granting refugees status for all non-citizens.
A Look At The 2024 School Calendar
For the 2024 school year, Coastal Cluster schools and Inland schools will both have 199 instructional days spread over 43 weeks.
Schools in the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West are classified as schools that cover the inland regions of the country. The Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Northern Cape, and Western Cape are all part of the Coastal Cluster of schools in the nation.
Term dates for Inland schools:
- First Term 12 January - 17 March
- Second Term 5 April - 24 June
- Third Term 19 July - 30 September
- Fourth Term 11 October - 14 December
Term dates for Coastal Cluster schools:
- First Term 19 January - 25 March
- Second Term 5 April - 24 June
- Third Term 19 July - 30 September
- Fourth Term 11 October - 14 December
Consequently, all schools' academic years will conclude on 14 December.
