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Education
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Western Cape honours 2025 matric top achievers after record-breaking results
The Western Cape achieved its highest pass rate of 88,2% up from the record-breaking 86,6% in 2024. The province’s bachelor’s pass rate increased to 49,2%.
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‘Geen antwoorde ná griefskrifte’
‘n Plaaslike gemeenskapsorganisasie het die Wes-Kaapse Onderwysdepartement (WKOD) en onderwysvakbonde van stilswye beskuldig nadat hulle sedert November griefskrifte ingedien het oor die plasing van alle leerders vir die 2026- akademiese skooljaar.
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From the streets to the classroom: Smiling Child NPO restores hope for local youth
A wave of real hope, real progress and real futures is sweeping through the lives of vulnerable children in the Strand community, thanks to the dedicated efforts of NPO Smiling Child.
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Strand triathlete takes on world’s toughest race, aims to raise R100k for local education
Strand resident Carla Annas has traded her career in yachting for a year-long sabbatical and a gruelling mission: to conquer the Patagonman Triathlon in Southern Chile while raising R100 000 […]
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Strand Rotary builds sustainable reading corners for local children
Strand Rotary hosted a soft launch of Reason to Read, a pilot project to create cosy, sustainable reading corners in early-childhood development (ECD) centres as well as primary school classrooms across Gordon’s Bay and Strand, in September.