https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/498.html South Africa Primary and Secondary Education news 15 Primary & Secondary Education news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/498.html en-us Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:12:38 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cambrilearn-partners-with-virgin-active-to-extend-the-school-week-into-the-spaces-that-matter-390718a In March 2026, BusinessTech reported that private school fees at South Africa's top institutions had crossed R450,000 a year, and that parents were withdrawing children at a rate the sector had not seen before. The Department of Basic Education's own data put homeschooling registrations above 300,000 learners by 2023, and the trajectory has steepened since. What was once treated as an alternative form of schooling is now, for a meaningful share of South African families, the first option considered. 1-268643 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-schools-step-up-and-deliver-kiwi-crowns-step-up-to-step-in-winners-067445a Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal schools collected hundreds of Kiwi tins, turning empty tins into real resources for their communities. 1-268607 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eastern-cape-scholar-transport-on-strike-over-unpaid-wages-512080a Dozens of scholar transport vehicles in the Eastern Cape have been repossessed by banks after operators missed paying their instalments because the provincial Department of Transport has not paid them. 1-268596 Fri, 29 May 2026 16:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/automotive-dealerships-an-untapped-potential-for-sa-youth-401999a South Africa is producing graduates at scale. But we are not producing employment at the same rate. This disconnect has sparked an important national conversation: why are so many young people, even with degrees, struggling to enter the workforce? 1-268585 Fri, 29 May 2026 11:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/escaping-the-memorise-move-on-trap-during-exams-956484a Term 2 is often where the pressure starts to show in schools. While learners are in the thick of the mid-year exam period, they, along with teachers and parents, are trying to balance new curriculum content, revision, extra-murals, fatigue and growing assessment anxiety. 1-268574 Fri, 29 May 2026 08:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/spar-new-radio-campaign-wants-to-end-period-poverty-by-2030-623161a Spar is taking the fight against period poverty to the airwaves to dispel menstrual health stigma, ensure menstrual care products are accessible to young girls, and end period poverty in South Africa for good by 2030. 1-268511 Thu, 28 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/device-choice-is-shaping-how-students-think-create-and-learn-067795a For years, conversations about technology in education have centred on access and getting devices into the hands of students and teachers. But access alone is no longer enough. A growing question is what kind of device experience learners are being given, and how that shapes the way they think, create and engage with the world. 1-268377 Wed, 27 May 2026 12:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/vodacom-partnerships-that-turn-digital-access-into-meaningful-inclusion-289767a South Africa’s digital divide continues to threaten economic development. But this divide is not just about connectivity - it is about whether access translates into meaningful opportunities for young people: learning, employment, and participation in an economy that is already digital by default. 1-268500 Wed, 27 May 2026 12:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/christel-house-sa-celebrates-25-years-by-opening-new-high-school-campus-512420a In celebration of its 25th anniversary this year, Christel House South Africa officially opened a new high school on its current campus in Ottery, Cape Town, at a commemorative ribbon-cutting event on 22 May 2026. 1-268456 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-siv-ngesis-menstruation-foundation-tackles-period-poverty-956834a The non-profit organisation, MENstruation Foundation, is tackling period poverty in South Africa by installing pad-sanitary pad dispensary machines at schools around the country. The latest of which was launched at Hoërskool Die Burger in Roodepoort, Gauteng. 1-268404 Mon, 25 May 2026 13:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Primary & Secondary Education South Africa