Close to 150 000 registered users on the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) admissions website eagerly waited to see the outcome of their applications for the 2022 school year.
In February and March this year, the WCED admissions website recorded 408 672 applications by 149 633 registered users during its admissions process.
The process ended on 31 March, and school governing bodies have since been applying their admission policies to determine placements for next year. On Monday 24 May, the website started to display the outcome of the process to inform parents as to whether their application has been successful or not.
Parents can log onto https://admissions.westerncape.gov.za/admissions/login.
They can then go to “Track Application Status”, select name of learner and then under “Application Status”, it will inform the parent as to whether their application was a) Successful, b) Unsuccessful or c) Has been placed on the waiting list.
The parent must then either “Withdraw” or “Confirm” their application.
Please note that some schools may indicate “pending” – which means they have yet to upload their final outcome. This should be finalised this week.
In a press release by the WCED it says that once they have confirmed acceptance at a school, parents must print and submit a copy of the application, as well as certified copies of the supporting documents, to the school within 7 days of confirming on the system with the school or district office if they have not already submitted hard copies to the school.
Furthermore parents and guardians must please note they only have until 25 June to confirm their final choice of school for 2022. Parents are reminded that if they do not confirm a place at a school by 25 June 2021, the system will automatically accept the first successful offer from a school on the system for them.
If a parent has been unsuccessful at all the schools they have applied to and are notified of a successful placement after 25 June, then they have three days to accept the place offered.
In the statement the WCED says if a learner has not been accepted at a school, the parents are advised to first engage the school governing body to establish the reasons why the application was unsuccessful, get clarity on the admission process followed and to motivate for the application to be reconsidered.
Parents are advised to stay in touch with the school and request that the learner be placed on a waiting list as some places could still open as parents confirm.
“We appeal to parents who have yet to apply for 2022, to do so immediately.
“They must please contact their nearest schools or the district office urgently. We need to ensure that as many learners as possible register this year so that we can plan appropriately to place all learners for 2022.”
