The Gauteng education department has said its online system this year has not suffered any technical glitches which have in the past contributed to delays and setbacks in the online admissions process.
The department gave an update on the progress of the 2026 online admissions applications for learners advancing to grade 1 and 8.
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It has attributed last-years technical problems to seta- who was at the time in charge of running the system which collapsed for 24 hours
MEC Matome Chiloane said the department took the decision to run the system itself this year adding that to date no faults have been reported.
“This year we have not had any problems at all up until now, so everything has been smooth. Actually, we have been getting good messages from parents who actually follow the process. They were able to do the application within 5 minutes; they were done so this year has been better,” said Chiloane.
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