The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is excited to announce the release of school placement offers for the 2025 academic year. Parents who have submitted their admission applications can now view and accept the placement offers from the department.
Parents throughout the Western Cape who applied for Grade 1 or Grade 8 placements for the 2025 school year can now accept their offers. The WCED is currently releasing these placement offers.
Only parents who submitted their applications during the “on-time” application period will be able to view the admission decisions from 30 May 2024. Those who applied after the 12 April 2024 late application deadline will receive their placement offers at a later stage.
How to check WCED School Placement Offers
Admission outcomes are available from 30 May 2024. Parents must ensure they can access the WCED online admissions system and that their contact details and passwords are up to date.
We urge parents to keep their online admissions system passwords handy and to verify that their contact details are correct ahead of the offers being made.
Accepting Placement Offers
Parents who receive placement offers must accept or decline them by 14 June 2024. The WCED strongly encourages prompt responses, especially if multiple offers have been received.
Accepting offers quickly helps prevent ‘double parking’ on the system, which temporarily blocks other learners from being offered those places. Parents should confirm their choice of school without delay to facilitate a smooth process for all applicants.
If parents fail to confirm their choice by the 14 June deadline, the system will automatically confirm the top-ranked choice of school that has made an offer. All other offers will be removed to ensure those places can then be offered to other learners.
What If You Don’t Receive an Offer on 30 May 2024?
Some parents might not receive placement offers on 30 May 2024, even if they applied during the “on-time” application period. The WCED assures these parents that offers will be made as soon as they become available.
Parents who do not receive an offer on 30 May 2024 should not be disheartened. Thousands of additional offers will be made as other parents confirm their choices and free up spaces.
The Western Cape Education Department is committed to placing every learner at a school in the province. No effort will be spared in ensuring that every learner whose parents applied on time is placed as quickly as possible.
We are dedicated to leaving no stone unturned in our efforts to accommodate every learner in the Western Cape.
Parents are encouraged to act swiftly and ensure they have the necessary access to the WCED online system to accept or decline school placement offers. This will help in placing every learner in a timely manner and ensuring the best possible start to the 2025 academic year.