South Africa has launched its first National Science Month, expanding the country’s former National Science Week into a month-long programme running from 1 to 31 July 2026. The initiative was launched at the Vaal University of Technology’s Southern Gauteng Science and Technology Park in Sebokeng and will bring science activities, exhibitions, public talks and learning opportunities to communities across the country.
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The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) and Gauteng Department of Community Safety (GDCS) are urging parents, guardians and caregivers to prioritise children’s safety during the winter school holidays, warning that pupils face increased risks while spending more time away from school.
Gauteng families are preparing for the June winter school holidays, with public schools set to close on Friday, 26 June 2026, and reopen for Term 3 on Monday, 20 July 2026. The break gives parents, guardians and caregivers almost a full month to keep children occupied during one of the coldest periods of the year.
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature has tabled key departmental budget votes for the 2026/27 financial year, outlining how billions of rand will be spent on education, infrastructure, youth development, libraries, sports facilities and community services across the province.
South Africa’s literacy crisis is deepening, with new national data showing that seven out of every 10 Foundation Phase learners cannot read at grade level in their home language. The findings have renewed concerns about learning outcomes, educational inequality and the long-term impact on the country’s economy. For Gauteng, which has the largest school population in South Africa, the statistics highlight a challenge that affects classrooms, families and future job prospects for millions of children.
South African pupils are entering the final weeks of the second school term, with winter school holidays set to begin at the end of June.
The Gauteng Department of Education has identified 245 Gauteng schools as high-risk following a province-wide assessment that found growing concerns around violence, bullying, substance abuse and vandalism in learning environments.
Thousands of former NSFAS beneficiaries who paid off their student NSFAS loans could be entitled to refunds after the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) identified historical overpayments linked to older loan accounts. The scheme announced this week that it is trying to trace former students, particularly those with loan accounts dating back to before 2010, who may have paid more than they owed due to historical interest calculation corrections.
Thousands of Gauteng public schools are expected to begin receiving delayed subsidy payments from June after the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) confirmed that funding scheduled for mid-May had not yet reached schools. The department says the delays affected schools expecting subsidy allocations under the National Norms and Standards for School Funding.
South Africa’s education and training system is undergoing a major transition after more than 1,100 outdated “legacy” qualifications were removed from the national qualifications register as part of a broader overhaul led by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO).