The Gauteng Division of Training (GDE) has introduced the 2026 on-line admissions for grades one and eight will open on at 08:00 on July 24 and shut at midnight on August 29.
All dad and mom and guardians in Gauteng with kids going to Grade One or Grade Eight within the 2026 tutorial 12 months should apply on-line to be admitted to a Gauteng public college.
All functions for these learners shall be processed by means of the GDE On-line Admissions System solely. Dad and mom should apply inside the utility interval as a result of faculties develop into full and won’t be obtainable for late functions.
Dad and mom with kids which are presently in Grade R should additionally apply on-line for his or her kids to be admitted to Grade One (there’s no computerized development to Grade One).
All Grade One functions shall be processed and certified according to the admissions rules. Dad and mom are reminded that the GDE On-line Admissions System presently solely companies functions to Grade One and Grade Eight.
Purposes to different grades should be made immediately on the college(s) of alternative.
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To use, dad and mom and guardians should first register on www.gdeadmissions.gov.zawhich can go reside at 08:00 on July 24 for functions.
Dad and mom will be unable to entry the system earlier than it goes reside. All dad and mom are anticipated to register, as earlier login particulars won’t work.
Solely dad and mom with kids going to grades one and eight looking for house at a public college in Gauteng for the 2026 tutorial 12 months will have the ability to register and apply on-line.
Purposes will then shut at midnight on August 29. No new functions shall be accepted as soon as the applying interval has closed.
After registering on www.gdeadmissions.gov.za, the system will immediate dad and mom to create login credentials (username and password) which they may use to entry the net admissions system to view and handle their utility particulars.
As soon as candidates have gained entry to the system, they have to start with the applying course of and be sure that they full the five-step utility course of.
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The 5 steps are:
1. Register mother or father/guardian particulars
2. Register dwelling tackle particulars
3. Register learner particulars
4. Apply to a most of 5 faculties
5. Importing paperwork to system or submitting paperwork at faculties (inside seven college days of making use of)
Candidates should be sure that they full the complete five-step utility course of. Candidates who’ve registered their particulars with out making use of to any college won’t be thought-about for placement.
As such, it is very important register one dependable and lively cellphone quantity to obtain SMS notifications reminding you to finish your utility.
Incomplete functions are these submitted with out the mother or father selecting a faculty or with out the required paperwork, a mother or father making a profile with no utility submitted, or utility with proof of residence that can not be confirmed/verified or is totally different from the bodily tackle used to use.
In an effort to make assets accessible, 81 decentralised walk-in centres have been ready by the GDE, and they’re arrange throughout Gauteng to help dad and mom with registration and functions.
Dad and mom are inspired to make sure that their info is appropriately captured on the registered profile when being assisted with registration and functions at these centres to keep away from errors.
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Help and functions at any one of many decentralised walk-in centres is free. Bogus companies are scamming dad and mom and falsely promising them a assured placement in the event that they pay a sure charge.
The GDE doesn’t cost dad and mom a charge when helping them to use. Each step of the applying course of shall be confirmed through SMS for safety and verification functions.
Throughout the utility course of, there shall be weekly pop-up messages on the system and SMS notifications despatched to registered candidates as reminders to finish their utility.
SMS notifications may even be despatched to folks to acknowledge submission and verification of paperwork. Dad and mom are inspired to make use of the house tackle inside college feeder zone utility choice to see faculties with feeder zones that cowl their dwelling tackle.
To extend the possibilities of placement nearer to the mother or father’s dwelling tackle, dad and mom ought to choose faculties with feeder zones that cowl the mother or father’s dwelling tackle.
When making use of, dad and mom are urged to pick out a minimal of three faculties and a most of 5 faculties. Dad and mom who choose one or two faculties when making use of may miss a chance of the kid being positioned at chosen faculties when the primary or second faculties attain full capability earlier than their little one is positioned.
Electing extra faculties will increase the possibilities of being positioned. Dad and mom can not make multiple utility for one learner to the identical college. Placement shall be primarily based on the position standards and availability of areas based on every college’s capability.
Dad and mom should submit licensed copies of 1 sort of identification doc and all the following different paperwork:
• SA mother or father ID or passport and little one’s delivery certificates or passport, refugee allow, asylum seeker allow, everlasting residence allow or research allow
• Proof of dwelling tackle
• Proof of labor tackle
• Newest Grade Seven college report (Grade Eight candidates solely)
• Clinic card/immunisation report (Grade One candidates solely)
All required paperwork should both be uploaded on-line onto the net admissions system or should be submitted to all faculties chosen by candidates.
When submitting bodily, guarantee all paperwork are licensed and correct. Proof of dwelling tackle is a very powerful doc when making use of. Dad and mom are urged to submit further info referring to proof tackle as requested by faculties.
Licensed copies of the next paperwork are accepted as proof of dwelling tackle:
• Owners: Municipal account not older than three months within the identify of the applicant mother or father bearing the complete residential tackle
• Tenants/renters: Municipal account not older than three months within the identify of the owner (home-owner) bearing the complete bodily residential tackle, and the lease settlement signed by landlord and tenant, not older than three months bearing the complete bodily residential tackle, and rental fee slip with full bodily residential tackle not older than three months, and assertion of any account within the identify of the applicant mother or father bearing the complete bodily residential tackle
SMSes with placement presents shall be despatched to folks from October 16.
Candidates who could not have entry to web or assets required to use can go to any one of many walk-in centres situated throughout 15 schooling districts the place officers will safely help with functions.
The GDE head workplace and all 15 district places of work and faculties will function walk-in centres.
For extra info, name 0800 000 789, WhatsApp 060 891 0361, electronic mail gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za or go to www.schooling.gauteng.gov.za
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