{"id":232140,"date":"2022-07-22T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/gauteng-online-admissions-officially-open\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T13:26:12","slug":"gauteng-online-admissions-officially-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/gauteng-online-admissions-officially-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng online admissions officially open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202207\/gdeapplications2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has so far successfully processed over 165 000 Grade 1 &amp; 8 applications through its Online Admissions System.<\/p>\n<p>Online admissions for 2023 opened today, with the system experiencing a glitch with Google Maps when the application period got underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The system] experienced a challenge with Google Maps when the application period for Grade 1 &amp; 8 opened this morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GDE Online Admissions System was temporarily restricted by Google Maps due to reaching a maximum of 6 000 requests per minute, which resulted in parents not being able to view and select schools when applying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubsequently, this challenge was effectively resolved within 30 minutes after the system opened at 08:00 AM, and parents were able to proceed with their applications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe sincerely apologise to parents and guardians for the inconvenience they encountered when our system opened for applications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank our technicians for swiftly resolving the matter, which has led us to processing a massive amount of successful applications on the very first day,\u201d said Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Online Admissions application period will continue until 19 August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and guardians are urged to either upload certified copies of the required documents onto the system, or submit them at the schools they applied to within seven school days.<\/p>\n<p>Parents are also encouraged to visit district offices and decentralised walk-in centres to be assisted with applying.<\/p>\n<p>For further assistance, applicants can call the GDE contact centre on 0800 000 789 or send a message on WhatsApp to 060 891 0361. \u2013&nbsp;<strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has so far successfully processed over 165 000 Grade 1 &amp; 8 applications through its Online Admissions System. 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