Gauteng Education clarifies school placement rules [SOUND]

# Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has cautioned parents that applying to a school does not guarantee space in their first choice. Chiloane said all five selected schools are treated equally, with placement based on available capacity. Parents who only apply to one school risk being placed elsewhere through transfer offers. He emphasised that appeals are valid only for transfers to unchosen schools, with the MEC being the final arbiter: