The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says over 17 000 online applications for grade eight were successfully completed as of 11am this morning.
This, as the GDE commenced phase one of the 2022 admissions online application period today for those grade seven learners in public ordinary schools. Phase one will run until 3 September, it notes.
It says: “Out of the 183 000 grade seven learners currently registered at public schools in Gauteng, we can confirm that over 17 057 applications were successfully completed by 11:45am. Over 132 000 SMSes with application links have been sent to parents and guardians.”
Once phase one of the 2022 admissions online application process is completed, the department will move to applications for grade one, as well as those learners applying for grade eight but coming from independent schools and other provinces. It will commence on 13 September and close on 8 October.
In the past, the GDE, which has been running its online admissions system since 2016, would simultaneously call for online applications for grades one and eight, opening up the system to applications for both grades.
However, for the 2022 academic year, the GDE opened the system for those learners currently in grade seven in public ordinary schools, with application links sent out to parents or guardians.
The GDE stressed that only parents or guardians with learners enrolled in grade seven in a public ordinary school may verify and register an account to apply for the 2022 admission year.
The parents or guardians were urged to provide accurate parent and learner details to schools where their children are currently in grade seven, with the department stressing the importance of this step for the SMS notification with the registration link.
GDE spokesperson Steve Mabona explains: “In the event that a parent had not complied with providing proper or complete details, the system will kick them out. We encourage parents or learners to make sure that the details they provided at the schools where they are currently enrolled are correct.”
Mabona adds the department is using the information provided, which is then transferred onto the online system. “This was to ensure that we can have a fool-proof system where the data that we have from schools is the data that we are using. We are not using anything outside what parents would have provided to the schools at this point in time.
“If parents have a problem with regard to not having received any other information other than aspects we are able to deal with, they may have to go back to the school where their children are enrolled and ensure the data that the school has is correct.”
In terms of phase two, the department points out that parents or guardians will also complete the five-step application process without prior verification of details. “Parents will also need to upload or submit certified copies of supporting documents to schools they applied to within seven days.”
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