- Applications for 2025 Grade 1 and Grade 8 school admissions in Gauteng open on 11 July 2024.
- Parents/guardians need to apply online.
- Important documents and prerequisites must be ready before applying.
- Offers of placement will be sent starting 16 September 2024.
Applications for 2025 Grade 1 and Grade 8 school admissions in Gauteng open on 11 July 2024. Here’s what you need to know.
2025 school admissions in Gauteng: Here’s how to apply
Applications should be made online at www.gdeadmissions.gov.za.
The system will use your ID number as your username, and you must create a password to access the application portal.
You can complete the application process using any computer device, smartphone, or by visiting one of the 80 decentralised walk-in centres or any public school for assistance.
It is crucial to apply to a school within a Feeder Zone that covers your home address to ensure priority placement.
Application Steps:
- Register Parent/Guardian Details: After registering, you will receive an SMS with your username and password.
- Register Address Details: Provide your home address information.
- Register Learner Details: Enter your child’s details.
- Apply to a School: Choose up to five schools based on the admission criteria and submit your application.
- Upload Documents: Submit certified copies of the required documents to the schools applied to within seven days.
Important prerequisites you must have before you apply
Before starting the application process, make sure you have the following documents and information ready:
- Parent/Guardian ID: This can be a South African ID, passport, refugee permit, asylum seeker permit, permanent residence permit, or study permit.
- Child’s Birth Certificate: A South African birth certificate is required.
- Proof of Home Address: This can be a municipal account not older than three months, a legal lease agreement signed by both the landlord and tenant, proof of rent payment, and a statement addressed to the tenant at the same physical address.
- Proof of Work Address: If applicable.
- Latest School Report: For Grade 8 applications.
- Clinic/Vaccination/Immunisation Card: For Grade 1 applications.
Placement and Acceptance
Offers of placement will be sent to the parent’s cellphone number starting 16 September 2024.
The offer must be accepted within seven days of receipt. The placement period will continue until all learners are placed.
School Feeder Zones
A School Feeder Zone is a designated area from which a school admits learners.
Applying to schools within your home address’s Feeder Zone increases your child’s chances of placement.
The system will show all schools with Feeder Zones that cover your home address.