Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has postponed the online school registration process by a week.
Parents were meant to start registering their children for Grade 1 and 8 from Monday, however, Lesufi received a number of objections including a lawyer’s letter.
Online registration has been used in Gauteng schools for four years now.
Lesufi says he is willing to postpone the process by a week following the threats of legal action to stop the process…
Att: Media: #2020GPonlineAdmissions @Lesufi @GDE_Admissions pic.twitter.com/svFW4f8FTO
— Gauteng Education (@EducationGP) May 10, 2019
@EducationGP @Lesufi The Department received letters threatening legal action against the MEC to stop the system. Some organizations wanted to interdict the process due to start tomorrow.#GDEAdmissions pic.twitter.com/zDkelnVJg7
— The Curriculum (@TheCurriculumZA) May 12, 2019
[Final] MEC @Lesufi on the postponement of #2020GPOnlineAdmissions to 20 May 2019, apologises to parents for the postponement and importantly assures parents no language is under threat, and finally highlighted access to education is a right to all children @GDE_Admissions pic.twitter.com/5CRxbUWJlN
— Gauteng Education (@EducationGP) May 12, 2019
@EducationGP @Lesufi : Nobody will stop the online admissions system. We are postponing to avoid conflict but we have done everything, including consulting all stakeholders, to prepare the system. pic.twitter.com/JmIIKRZjM5
— Elijah Mhlanga (@ElijahMhlanga) May 12, 2019
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