{"id":51756,"date":"2022-12-21T13:09:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T11:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/capacity-reached-at-western-cape-schools-for-2023-20221221-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T00:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T22:13:49","slug":"capacity-reached-at-western-cape-schools-for-2023-20221221-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/capacity-reached-at-western-cape-schools-for-2023-20221221-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Capacity reached at Western Cape schools for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"p\">\n<p>Schools in the Western Cape are filled to the brim for the 2023 academic year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>This according to David Maynier, provincial education minister, who admitted the province\u2019s education system remains under severe pressure despite efforts to alleviate enrolment pressures ahead of the new year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>\u201cWe have made tremendous progress in placing learners for the 2023 school year in the Western Cape,\u201d he said. \u201cAs of Tuesday 20 December, we have placed 111\u2009616, or 99%, of the Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2023 school year, and are in the process of placing 680, or 1%, of the Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2023 school year.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\n<p>In November, the provincial education department announced its ambitious school infrastructure delivery plan. 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