Due to staff being on festive season leave, Gauteng education spokesperson Steve Mabona has revealed that district offices and the Gauteng education’s head office would not be able to assist parents however, parents can apply online.

From the second week of January, parents can visit our district offices and head offices for assistance, this is for parents who are not in a position to use the system,” Mabona said.

Meanwhile, MEC Matome Chiloane said last week that since placement commenced on the 4th of September 2023, 99.8% of all completed applicants had been placed in schools while only 0.1% of parents are still to accept their placement offers.

“A total of 324 applicants with complete applications have offers of placement that require responses, there are 32,795 applicants with incomplete applications and provision is made for these applicants to select schools with available space for placement from December 11,” Chiloane added.

As for the late applications, Chiloane warned parents that the choice of school is limited and once a school is filled to capacity, the application will be automatically removed.