8 000 school places blocked in Western Cape as parents fail to confirm admission
11 September 2018
While parents struggle to find schools for their children for next year, over 8 000 places remain blocked in schools across the Western Cape, reports GroundUp.
On Thursday, Western Cape MEC for education Debbie Schäfer released a statement that there were "over 8 000 learner places being blocked by parents who have not confirmed placement" according to school admissions management information (SAMI).
According to the department, SAMI has indicated that 8 101 places are currently blocked. "These are cases in which learners have been accepted to more than one school. Therefore, their names appear on multiple admission lists, thus blocking up potential placements of learners on waiting lists.
"The main blockages are at Grade 8 level, where over 5 000 learners are registered as being accepted at more than one school," said the statement.