INTRO: Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, has assured parents and guardians that there's no need to panic about securing placement for their children entering Grades 1 and 8 in 2026 as the system is ready and capacitated. Chiloane officially launched the 2026 online admissions system for public schools at Ga-Rankuwa, north of Pretoria. By 8am, when the system went live, over 40,000 parents were already in the online queue. Phumzile Mlangeni compiled and Euphine Mabunda reports…

<p>INTRO: Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, has assured parents and guardians that there's no need to panic about securing placement for their children entering Grades 1 and 8 in 2026 as the system is ready and capacitated. Chiloane officially launched the 2026 online admissions system for public schools at Ga-Rankuwa, north of Pretoria. By 8am, when the system went live, over 40,000 parents were already in the online queue. Phumzile Mlangeni compiled and Euphine Mabunda reports&hellip;</p>

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