Equal Education Law Centre

03/11/2026

[📢 School admissions 2027] Need assistance with your child's late school application or have questions about the admissions process?

The Western Cape Education Department will be hosting admissions pop-up sites across the Metro East Education District to assist parents and caregivers with late applications and admissions-related queries.

📍 Visit the pop-up sites on the following dates:

📅 7 November – Khayelitsha Mall (KTC)
📅 14 November – Somerset West, Somerset Crossing (Shoprite)
📅 21 November – Eerste River Pick n Pay
📅 21 November – Kraaifontein, Masibambane Secondary School

🕘 Time: 9:00 am
Parents and caregivers are advised to arrive from 7:30 am to allow sufficient time for assistance.

Make use of this opportunity to get support with your child's school admission for 2027.

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03/11/2026

03/11/2026

📢 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐭?

If you have not yet submitted an application for your child’s 2027 school placement, we’re here to help!

Visit us at the locations listed below this Saturday for assistance with new applications.

More info: bit.ly/apply2026

29/10/2026

⚖️ From learning about the law to experiencing Parliament in action 🏛️

On 3 October, our Education Justice Ambassadors (EJAs) visited the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for an engaging learning experience about democracy, law-making and public participation.

The learners toured the Parliament and explored its history, the differences between the National and Provincial Parliaments, and how laws are made. They also learned how members of the public can participate in parliamentary processes and have their voices heard.

💬 One EJA reflected on the experience:

“We've been learning about the law and today I finally got to experience what that word means, what Parliament is and what it does.” - Qhayiya Buyeye, Western Cape EJA

By connecting classroom learning with real-world experiences, we hope to empower young people to better understand their rights, engage with democratic institutions and recognise their role in shaping the decisions that affect their lives. ✊🏾

29/10/2026

This , we are reminded that transport is not a luxury, it is a route to education, safety and dignity. In Nquthu, KZN, learners have fought for years for scholar transport after walking long distances, sometimes more than 20km a day, through bad weather and unsafe terrain.

Equal Education warns that underfunded and poorly regulated scholar transport puts children at risk. With reports of major budget cuts and buses being removed in KZN, we cannot allow Nquthu learners to lose the transport they secured through years of activism.

Every child has a constitutional right to basic education and that right must include a safe way to get to school.

28/10/2026

[Read 🗞️] Education groups seek answers after school capacity deadline expires

"Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has been accused of failing to meet a legally binding, court-ordered deadline to fix overcrowding in schools.

Education advocacy groups Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre have called on Gwarube to explain the delay and provide a clear date for the publication of final School Capacity Norms, adding that three years have passed since the Gauteng High Court ordered her to promulgate the final norms."

Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre have called on Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to explain why final school capacity regulations were not published by a court-ordered deadline

27/10/2026

26/10/2026

⚖️ Named, Therefore I Am? Child Participation in Rights Litigation

What does it mean to truly hear children when decisions about their lives are being made in court?

Join the Equal Education Law Centre at the Public Interest Law Gathering 2026 for a case-study presentation and discussion exploring children’s participation in public interest and constitutional litigation.

Drawing on the Swartruggens Gekombineerde Skool case, Vuyolwethu Tswelekile and Tshegofatso Phala will reflect on child participation, procedural fairness, access to justice, and lessons for courts, litigants and civil society.

📅 Tuesday, 27 October 2026
⏰ 11:00am – 12:30pm
📍 AV Room, Chalsty Centre, Wits

Join us for a conversation about what meaningful child participation in litigation looks like and why children’s voices must be heard in decisions affecting their lives.