South Africa: Gauteng Online School Recruitment Highlights Tech Gaps

Johannesburg — HIGHLIGHTING the gap in comprehension of technology between urban areas and townships, there is a contrasting response by parents to the online application system the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has established to secure schooling places for children in 2019.

Ahead of the online admissions deadline on Monday, the response has been overwhelming in the cities with some 596 schools facing demand exceeding available spaces.

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