Overview
- MEC David Maynier and Premier Alan Winde welcomed pupils at Tamboerskloof Primary as the first day got underway.
- The province reports 73,000 Grade R, 102,000 Grade 1, and 97,000 Grade 8 learners starting today.
- The education department says 96% of applicants for Grades R, 1 and 8 have been placed, with remaining cases being processed.
- Nine new schools are fully completed for 2026, two more opened initial phases, and 175 additional classrooms were added.
- Textbooks and stationery deliveries were finalized by late 2025, and parents of unplaced children are urged to contact district offices.