JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Education Department says that 3,000 pupils have not yet been placed.
Schools are opening on Wednesday and grades 1 and 8 pupils are still scrambling for space in schools with limited space.
A total of 358,000 pupils in both grades have thus far secured placement.
Provincial education spokesperson Steve Mabona said the bulk of the backlog was in the Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg districts.
Mabona said majority of pupils still seeking placement were Grade 8s, adding that the department was looking to finalise the placement of Grade 1 pupils by the end of the week.
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“We are continuing to place children in high-pressure areas. The biggest challenge is in Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg but we will continue with the process of releasing placement and transfer offers today,” he said.
The department had also rolled out targeted interventions in the high-pressure districts to ensure the remaining pupils are not left out.
“We are going to provide temporary mobile units to alleviate pressure in affected schools. We urge parents to understand that if we do not introduce these mobile units, we will not be able to accommodate everyone.”