GDE makes more than 4,000 satellite schools available to tackle overcrowding

JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Education Department says it has made more than 4,000 satellite schools available to ease the pressure of overcrowding in classrooms in the province.

It added that it's placed more than 300,000 grade 1 and 8 learners for the 2025 academic year.

Department spokesperson, Steve Mabona, said they’d also placed more than 32,000 late online applicants.

READ: GDE calls on parents to complete late applications for grades 1 and 8

The portal for late applications in the province will close on Thursday.

Mabona added that the satellite schools would bring much-needed relief to parents who were still looking to place their children.

"These satellite schools have provided critical relief for parents having successfully accommodated more learners who might have otherwise been left without space and ensuring that every learner has access to quality education."