Gauteng Education to commence with placement period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 on Thursday [SOUND]

# Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane has announced that the 2026 online admissions placement period for grade 1 and 8 will begin on Thursday until all learners are placed. He says a total of 820-thousand-350 Grade 1 and Grade 8 applications were submitted for the 2026 academic year. Chiloane says from Thursday parents and guardians with complete applications will start receiving placement offers through SMS notifications: