Online registration ‘successful, efficient’

THE Gauteng Department of Education said that 144 124 online applications had been received for admissions in 2019.

The department launched the 2019 online admissions at the Atteridgeville community hall yesterday.

“(The department) is pleased with day one of online admissions for Grade 1 and 8,” it said.

“The system is efficient in handling a large volume of applications. Within the first 10 minutes, we had received over 10 000 successful applications.”

The department said it had identified a few challenges since the launch, which included parents entering home and work addresses incorrectly, delays with sending waiting list numbers and web operating systems.

“With regards to the addresses, we appeal to parents to first select their municipality, then select the town (Johannesburg, Pretoria, Randburg, etc), thereafter, parents can select the township or suburb in which they live. When you follow this procedure, you should not have a problem with finding your street address.”

The department urged parents to make use of Google Chrome, as their site was linked with Google Maps and made it easier with regards to the addresses.

The department reiterated that the online application system was the future.

“It provides for a fair and equitable opportunity for parents to apply at public schools. We are very humbled by the support and response from parents,” said Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi.