JOHANNESBURG - While most children are getting ready to meet their teachers and classmates, that's not the case for some in Gauteng.
About 2,000 are still waiting to be placed in schools.
The Gauteng Education Department is facing backlash for not having an alternative plan.
An overwhelmed online system caused snaking queues at various district offices.
As another year of admissions confusion plays itself out, opposition parties are calling for transparency and a plan from the Gauteng government.
But the Gauteng Education Department is not budging on this mode of operation.
Instead, it flags a bigger problem that it has to grapple with down the line as numbers in the province soar.
The department anticipates that all Grade Ones will be placed by the end of the week.
Those entering high school for the first time may have to wait a little longer.
- eNCA's Hloni Mtimkulu reports.