Gauteng Grade 1 and Grade 8 online applications for 2026 to close at midnight [SOUND]

# The Gauteng Education Department says the 2026 online admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8 will officially close at midnight today. As of Thursday evening, the online admissions system had recorded a total of 800-thousand-530 Grade 1 and Grade 8 applications. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says to date, 52-thousand-929 incomplete applications have been recorded, including parents who registered details but did not finalise school selections: