WCED Admission 2025/2026 For Grade R, 1 & 8

Click here to submit an application for Grade R, 1 and 8.
Get ready for the 2026 school year: Poster
Admissions Help at Schools | Malls | Libraries | District Offices: 2 – 30 November 2024
District Officials
Grade R, 1 and 8 Applications
Parents | Guardians MUST upload the following certified supporting documents:
- Identification:
- Identity document (ID) or birth certificate of the learner and parent/caregiver;
- If a foreign learners: a passport or a copy of parent’s refugee or asylum seeker permit on which the learner’s name should appear;
- If the learner has foreign parents but was born in South Africa: a handwritten birth certificate (DHA 19 form); and parent/caregiver identification or
- If the learner was not born in South Africa: a passport or a refugee or asylum seeker permit issued in the learner’s name and parent/caregiver identification.
- Immunisation card / Road to Health chart (pre-primary and primary schools only)
- Latest official school / academic report of learner
- Proof of residence e.g. rates account / lease agreement / an affidavit made at a police station confirming residence
School admissions:
- Apply to at least 3 schools (Including the ones closest to your home)
- Indicate your order of preference
Learner Transfers (2025):Applications for transfer requests for Grades 2-7 and Grades 9-12 open on 4 August 2025.Transfer applications must be done online.Parents or caregivers will be required to fill out the online form and submit the following relevant supporting documentation: The last school report card;ID, birth certificate, passport, study permit or proof of application or police affidavit; andProof of address or police affidavit.Circular 41 of 2024: Dates and time frames for applications for admission 2025/26Circular 37 of 2023: Dates and time frames for applications for admission 2024|25 |
Tutorials for Parents | Guardians
Video tutorial: Admission 2024|25
YouTube video: Admissions Register as a parent Part 1
YouTube video: Learner Application Admissions 2026 – Part 2