The on-time admissions applications window for learners attending Grade R, 1 and 8 in the Western Cape in 2026 is now open.
Applications close on Tuesday 15 April and the provincial education department is urging all parents of learners who will be entering these grades next year to apply for placement on time.
Parents will be required to submit the following certified supporting documents:
- identification: identity document or birth certificate of the child. In the case of foreign learners, a passport or a copy of the parent’s refugee or asylum seeker permit on which the child’s name appears. If the learner has foreign parents but was born in South Africa, a handwritten birth certificate (DHA 19 form); or if the learner was not born in SA, a passport or a refugee or asylum seeker permit issued in the child’s name;
- immunisation card or Road to Health chart for pre-primary and primary schools only;
- latest official school report or academic report; and
- proof of residence.
If any of these documents are unavailable, parents can submit a police affidavit indicating this in place of the missing document.
Applications are to be submitted online, and documents will need to be scanned and uploaded to the online admissions system.
The admissions system, as well as background information and step-by-step guides on how to apply for the 2026 academic year, are available on their website.
