Daily Maverick

Compulsory Grade R — all you need to know about the first year of formal schooling

Compulsory Grade R legislation in South Africa, effective from 2025, aims to enhance early education access. However, ...
Independent Online

Grade R practitioners to be integrated into basic education system

BASIC Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said Grade R practitioners will be formally integrated into the basic education system as educators once the provisions of Grade R in the Basic Education Laws ...
Daily Maverick

Compulsory Grade R faces budget constraints and unplaced learners as 2026 academic year begins

Among issues under the spotlight heading into the 2026 school year is the implementation of a compulsory Grade R year in the ...
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Treasury’s decision not to allocate extra funding imperils compulsory Grade R roll-out

While the Bela Act makes Grade R attendance compulsory, the National Treasury’s refusal to allocate additional funding leaves provinces struggling to deliver on the promise of universal early ...