Online Registration For Grade 1 2022 Gauteng, The Gauteng Department of Education has announced that the Placement Period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 students for the 2021 Academic Year would begin on August 10 and end on September 3, 2021.
Check out the current GDE Admissions Phase for additional information about GDE Placement 2021.
Application Period for the Current GDE Admissions Phase
Learner Placement by Schools [10 August – 3 September 2021]
During this time, parents will get placement offers through SMS. If seats are available, parents may get offers from all of the schools to which they applied.
When there are no more offers available, the System will inform parents. Parents are encouraged to accept each offer within 7 days or else the offer will be forfeited.
Placement of Unplaced Learners by Districts – [23 October 2021 – 30 November 2021]
During this time, all learners who could not be placed at the schools to which they applied owing to all places being filled or due to not fulfilling Admissions Criteria are placed at schools with available space.
The Gauteng Department of Education is tasked for gradually providing obligatory basic education to all learners in the province, including those with special needs and those in early childhood education.
As a result, the Department strives to ensure that all learners in the Gauteng Province have access to high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment.
Documents Required for GDE Admissions
Calendar for Online Registration For Grade 1 2022 Gauteng
Application Period
During Phase 1, parents of learners that are currently in Grade 7 in public ordinary schools in Gauteng will enrol their children to Grade 8 for the 2022 Academic Year.
10 August 2021
3 September 2021
Submission of Documents by Parents
Within 7 days of making an application, parents must submit documents to all the schools that they have applied to. Documents can be uploaded onto the System to ONE school so that ALL schools can view OR parents may submit hard copies of documents to ALL the schools they have applied to.
10 August 2021
10 September 2021
Verification of Documents
Schools will verify all documents submitted for authenticity. Parents who uploaded documents that could not be verified may be requested to submit hard copies to the schools. Note that the proof of residence is very important to determine the placement of the learner.
10 August 2021
10 September 2021
Waiting List Management
Schools submit Waiting Lists to District. Districts Quality assure all schools’ Waiting Lists to ensure compliance with Admissions Regulations from 3 August 2021.
13 September 2021
7 October 2021
Placement of Learners by Schools
During this period, parents will receive offers of placement via SMS. Where spaces are available, parents may receive offers from all schools they applied to. The System will notify parents when there are no further offers available. Parents are advised to accept each offer within 7 days or will forfeit the offer. The latest offer accepted will cancel all previous offers
11 October 2021
30 November 2021
Phase Two
Start
End
Application Period
During Phase 2, parents of all learners who need admission to Grade 1 and the remaining Grade 7 learners from Independent Schools and other provinces will make applications to Grade 1 and Grade 8 for the 2022 Academic Year.
13 September 2021
8 October 2021
Submission of Documents by Parents
Within 7 days of making an application, parents must submit documents to all the schools that they have applied to. Documents can be uploaded onto the System to ONE school so that ALL schools can view OR parents may submit hard copies of documents to ALL the schools they have applied to.
13 September 2021
15 October 2021
Verification of Documents
Schools will verify all documents submitted for authenticity. Parents who uploaded documents that could not be verified may be requested to submit hard copies to the schools. Note that the proof of residence is very important to determine the placement of the learner.
13 September 2021
20 October 2021
Waiting List Management
Schools submit Waiting Lists to District. Districts Quality assure all schools’ Waiting Lists to ensure compliance with Admissions Regulations from 3 August 2021.
18 October 2021
11 November 2021
Placement of Learners by Schools
During this period, parents will receive offers of placement via SMS. Where spaces are available, parents may receive offers from all schools they applied to. The System will notify parents when there are no further offers available. Parents are advised to accept each offer within 7 days or will forfeit the offer. The latest offer accepted will cancel all previous offers
12 November 2021
15 December 2021
GDE Admissions High Pressure Schools 2022/2023
These are schools that are in high demand, thus receiving a significantly higher number of applications than the available spaces.
