Gauteng processes more than 90,000 online school applications in first day
Despite some minor complaints and glitches, the Gauteng Education Department is pleased with how well its improved system is working
The Gauteng Education Department said it processed more than 90‚000 applications when it launched the online registration system for 2018 Grades 1 and 8 on Tuesday, even though there were some complaints from parents about the system not listing schools in their area or trying to offer them placements at facilities with language or distance challenges. "We are pleased with the success of the online application system and humbled by the overwhelming response by the people of Gauteng. The feedback so far from the parents that have either used the system or gone to an admission centre to apply online, has generally been positive," the department said in a statement. "Within 20 minutes of opening‚ more than 16‚000 parents had successfully applied online. At lunch time‚ 90‚984 total applications were processed through the system." The department conceded it experienced "minor" problems including parents being told their details already exist and receiving error messages while applying, "...
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