The nail biting drama, the uncertainty and the helplessness of selecting and securing a suitable school for your child is upon Grade 1 and 8 parents 2026 as GDE applications open this week.<\/p>\n
This article is designed to help you understand what to do when and how. You will find:<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has announced the 2026 Online Admissions for Grade 1 and 8 Application Period. Save the dates, bookmark the website<\/a> and play your part, they say:<\/p>\n It seems pretty simple. All you have to do is visit the website anytime during the application period stated above. Once logged in, follow the prompts for the 5 step application process.<\/p>\n NB: Placement will be based on Placement criteria and availability of spaces in line with school capacity! NOTE:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n All correspondence will be sent via SMS. Remember to provide the correct cellphone number when registering your child! Schools will remain available during the application process – no school will disappear off the system. All required documents must be either:<\/p>\n 1. Uploaded online on the Online Admissions System<\/p>\n OR<\/p>\n 2. Submitted physically at the school(s) selected during application, and such parents will receive a receipt to acknowledge submission of documents.<\/p>\n NB! There are various terms and conditions regarding these documents. Please visit the site <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n When the parent applies to a school for their child, it is critical to remember that the following criteria is considered in order of priority below:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Applicants who may not have access to internet or resources required to apply are once again encouraged to visit any one of the 80 Decentralised walk-in centres located across our 15-education In addition: Information on Decentralised Walk-In Centres\/Libraries is available on the GDE Website, GDE Social Media Platforms and all District Offices.<\/p>\n For more information, assistance or comments: You can also reach out on social media pages: <\/a><\/p>\n Undoubtedly, Gauteng is rich with education centres or schools of all sorts, be it mainstream, public, private or homeschooling centres.<\/p>\n You may consider these schools :<\/p>\n Note: If you enjoyed this article, and would like to stay updated with more, you can:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The nail biting drama, the uncertainty and the helplessness of selecting and securing a suitable school for your child is upon Grade 1 and 8 parents 2026 as GDE applications open this week. This article is designed to help you understand what to do when and how. You will find: GDE applications- important dates to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":241,"featured_media":366960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-366809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/241"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Save the Date for 2026 GDE Applications!<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/a><\/p>\n5 Step GDE Application Process<\/h2>\n
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GDE Application Communication<\/h3>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\nDocuments Required for Grade 1 and 8 GDE applications<\/h3>\n
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Other Important Notes<\/h3>\n
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Placement Criteria<\/h3>\n
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\nthe school<\/li>\nDecentralised Walk-In Centres<\/h3>\n
\ndistrict offices where officials will safely assist with applications.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 47 Libraries will also be available to assist parents to apply
\n\u2022 ALL Schools, District Offices and the GDE Head Office will
\nserve as walk-in centres<\/p>\nContact the GDE!<\/h3>\n
\nCall on 0800 000 789
\nWhatsApp on 060 891 0361
\nEmail: admissions.hotline@gauteng.gov.za or gdeinfo@gauteng.gov.za<\/p>\n
\nTwitter: @EducationGP1
\nInstagram: @gautengdepartmentofeducation
\nVisit the Gauteng Provincial Government’s portal at www.gauteng.gov.za<\/p>\nAlternate Schools to consider<\/h2>\n
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