Once you are done with your online GDE registration for 2021, you would be required to submit the following documents in the school that you chose while applying. The list of all the necessary documents will appear on the confirmation note of application for SA citizens and Non-SA citizens.
Therefore, whether the child is entering into Grade 1 or going to Grade 8, the following are the documents that you will need to submit:
All the documents below are very essential in the GDE registration and GDE admission 2021
- Your identification document as the parent or legal guardian
- The birth certificate of the learner
- Proof of your home or work address
- Immunisation/clinic document which should prove that the child does not have tuberculosis, tetanus, hepatitis B, polio, measles and diphtheria (if the child is applying as Grade 1 learner)
- If the child is in another school, you will need to supply the most recent report of the child
However, if the learner is non-South African, you should submit the documents including:
- The passport of the parent or legal guardian
- Proof of your home or work address
- The Asylum Seeker or Refugee Permit of the child
- The most current academic report card of the school where the child is presently (if the child is applying for Grade 8)
Make sure that you bring all these documents within the period of seven days of the online application for school admission.
Please note that these are the details of the application process for 2020. The Online Admissions Applications for 2020 were closed in July 2019. There will be new updates for the GDE application 2021 on the official website of GDE soon. The next application period should be commenced approximately in April or May.
Some applicants may believe that the process of GDE admissions is difficult. However, the truth is that it is easy when you know all of the information about it. Whether you are a South African or not, do not forget that apart from submitting an online application, all of the required documents necessary to be sent to the school are pivotal. The reason is that it determines whether the admission of the child/ward would be processed or not. We hope that this guide will help you to submit the application successfully. And we wish you to accept the placement of your dreams offered by the department where you child could get the quality education.
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