APPLICATION PERIOD FOR GRADE 8 LEARNERS

24 JULY 2025 AT 08h00 – 29 August 2025 AT 24h00

The Grade 8 admission process for 2026 is run entirely by the Department of Education and parents are required to apply directly through the Department of education on www.gdeadmissions.gov.za.

Please monitor our website as well as social media (Radio & TV) for updates from the Department of Education.

The department of Education’s placement process is done using these five criteria:

List 1: Living within the school’s feeder Zone

List 2: Siblings / Feeder Primary Schools

List 3: Working in School’s Feeder Zone

List 4: Living within 30km from School

List 5: Living outside 30km

Placements are done automatically by the GDE online system, Everyone on List 1 “Living within school’s feeder zone” is placed  first before moving on to nay other lists.

Since this is an external GDE system, all queries must be directed to gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za | 0800 000 789  | 011 355 0000.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Once you have filled in all the required information on the GDE online system, you will be required to upload the following documents to the GDE online system. This must be done in order for the application to be finalised correctly on their system.

Failure to upload the below documents will influence your application.

Please save these documents separately to your PC before you start the process:

1. Certified copy of unabridged birth certificate

2. Certified copy of latest school report

3. Certified copy of parent’s identification (The parent who is applying)

4. Water and lights account not older than 3 months or Rental agreement accompanied by the landlords certified ID and utility bill in the landlord’s name

5. Letter of employment  (if applying based on working feeder zone)

Once you have submitted your application, we will be able to access the information in order to do verifications.

NB: No manual applications at the school

PLACEMENT

NB: Admission to the school is strictly according to the Gauteng Department of Education (GD) Regulations.

The Department of Education will communicate with you via SMS. Please ensure you use the correct cell number. Please check your SMS regularly. You are welcome to log on the GDE online system where you applied to, to view the status online.

The status will remain "Application being Processed” until placement is finalised.

Once the Department of Education releases placement offers, you will receive an SMS telling you to please confirm. You will then be required to log onto the GDE online system where you applied and click "Accept" next to the school of your choice.

Since this is an external GDE system, all queries must be directed to gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za | 0800 000 789  | 011 355 0000.