{"id":49215,"date":"2024-01-15T11:21:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T09:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/education-in-the-northern-cape-ready-for-2024-school-year-20240115\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:04:48","slug":"education-in-the-northern-cape-ready-for-2024-school-year-20240115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/education-in-the-northern-cape-ready-for-2024-school-year-20240115\/","title":{"rendered":"Education in the Northern Cape ready for 2024 school year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Northern Cape Department of Education is ready to administer the 2024 school academic year, with learning and teaching commencing on the first day of schooling, which is on Wednesday, 17 January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, the department says the school readiness management plan for the year includes the admission of learners, provision of learning and teaching support material (LTSM) and staff establishment for all schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_9cf3ef4c\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7603\/6dce3c932c8b45a08ce184ffc24fbee1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ba85b303efdf4a739c8b0ca6b4427914.jpg\" title=\"The Northern Cape Department of Education is ready to administer the 2024 school year.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Northern Cape Department of Education is ready to administer the 2024 school year.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Unsplash<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-size:1.16em;\">Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A total of 23 913 applications were received and the department managed to place 99% of the applicants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The online admission system for late applications opened on 8 January, and will close on 16 January. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schools were provided with an option of procuring textbooks either centrally or directly from suppliers. 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