11 MARKERS TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID–19 VIRUS

The 11 markers constitutes of nine marking staff and two departmental officials. All the markers who tested positive are from various marking centres across the province and are now released to go back home for self-quarantining. The hostel and marking rooms which were used by these markers have been decontaminated…

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NW EDUCATION IS READY FOR MARKING OF THE GRADE 12 SCRIPTS

The department has appointed 3326 markers and 174 Control Officers in 17 marking centres across the province. The markers have been appointed based on their three-year track record in teaching Grade 12 learners…

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EduNews: Education Newsletter

Edunews (Nov 2020)

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TWO NW LEARNERS DIE AS A WALL FALL ON THEM, ONE DROWNS IN A DAM

The two learners attended at Matlhare Moholo Primary and Tselaathuto Secondary in Itereleng village near Pampierstad and the other learner attended at Molelema Primary School in Taung…

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NW EDUCATION URGES PRINCIPALS TO RELEASE ACADEMIC REPORTS

“I take this time to encourage all schools principals to release academic reports to all learners. If learners owes the school, the debt should be directed to parents not learners”, said MEC Matsemela.

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NORTH WEST EDUCATION CONGRATULATES TLHAMPE FOR REGISTERING WITH DRAKENSBERG BOYS CHOIR SCHOOL

Lukhanyo is gifted with an extraordinary talent for a boy of his age. He mesmerized everyone during his performance for the famed choir and his velvety smooth voice takes you on a journey of sound and emotion. Lukhanyo, who hails from Ikageng in Potchefstroom…

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3 MATRICULANTS DIES IN A TAXI ACCIDENT

It is alleged that 14 learners were passengers in a taxi that was transporting them from a resort in the vicinity of Assen near Brits back to Lethabong. It is alleged that the taxi overturned along the R511 road…

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Withdrawal of the old Z83 & issuing of the new Z83 as Gazetted

Withdrawal of the old Z83 and issuing of the new Z83 as gazetted New Z83 form (002)

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NORTH WEST EDUCATION TAKING SERVICES TO SHAMBURG COMMUNITY

At beginning of November the MEC for Department of Education, Mmaphefo Matsemela visited the area of Shamburg to monitor examinations and was concerned to find a number of children of school going age dawdling the streets due to lack of identity documentation…

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NEW SCHOOL TO BE BUILT IN IKAGENG TO DEAL WITH OVERCROWDING

With the massive migration of communities to cities bears great pressure for schools such that a demand for schools comes as a peremptory call for the department to build more schools to meet up with the challenge…

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