Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 02-05-2017
Gauteng education officials say their new and improved online registration system is ready for action.
The 2018 Gauteng online registrations, for grade 1 & grade 8 pupils, will open at 8:30am this morning and close on the 12th of June at midnight.
Last year, the system crashed on the day it launched, leaving parents frustrated and children without school placements.
MEC Panyaza Lesufi was left red-faced, trying to reassure parents their children would be placed in time, but when the school bell rang on the first academic day of the year, thousands of pupils were still sitting at home.
Lesufi is promising success this time around, saying the upgraded system also warns his team about teacher and equipment shortages.
He says a number of improvements have been made to the system, ahead of the registration period.
“Last year we struggled to take 25,000 logins per second; this year we have doubled that. We can take 50,000 logins per second. We have revamped the system, based on constructive criticism.”
The department admits there is a shortage of schools in Gauteng and even with its commitment to build a school a month, it still won’t reach the required target.
Sources: Radio Islam & ENCA
