For Western Cape Education Department to review
Western Cape Education Department has not yet seen this page. It describes the organisation only through what it has said or done, and through what others named here have said about it. The Forum has not approached Western Cape Education Department about anything. Until Western Cape Education Department has approved the text, it may change. Questions for Western Cape Education Department:
- Is this description of the department and the valley’s schools correct? What would you like to change?
- Which office in the Overberg education district serves the valley’s schools?
- What would it take for the department to consider a school of skills in the valley?
- Should readers reach you through the moderators, or through a public contact?
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is responsible for early childhood development and for primary and secondary schooling in the province [MS]. The valley’s public schools, Emil Weder Secondary, Greyton Primary, L.R. Schmidt Primary, and Berea Primary, are no-fee schools in its system [IC]. Emil Weder Secondary is in the Overberg education district [IC].
What the letters in square brackets mean
Facts on this page are followed by a tag that shows where they come from.
- [IC] Independently Corroborated. Confirmed by an official record, such as a government notice or a court or council record, or by at least two sources that do not depend on each other.
- [MS] Mission-Sourced. Comes from the organisation’s own website or statements, from the statements of a group it works with, or from the Forum’s own records. It has not been checked against sources that do not depend on them.
- [TBV] To Be Verified. Seems likely, but nobody has confirmed it from a reliable source yet.
At a glance
| Kind | Government |
| Based in | Not yet known |
| Website | westerncape.gov.za/education |
| Role | Runs public schooling in the province [MS] |
| Link to the valley | Direct. The valley’s public schools are in its system |
| Contact with the Forum | Not approached |
What it does
The department manages schools through eight education districts [MS]. It names its aims as better language and maths results, better matric results, and wider access to quality education in poor communities [MS].
How its work reaches the valley
- The schools. Emil Weder Secondary had 556 learners in 2026, L.R. Schmidt Primary 391, Berea Primary 274, and Greyton Primary 257 [IC]. All four are in quintiles 1 to 3, so learners pay no school fees [IC].
- A school of skills. The Valley of Grace Learning Campus idea draws on a school in Bonnievale whose buildings the department helped pay for [TBV]. Whether the department would open a school of skills in the valley is an open question there.
Where it touches this site
- The school entries: Emil Weder Secondary, Greyton Primary, L.R. Schmidt Primary, Berea Primary.
- Valley of Grace Learning Campus, an idea not yet agreed. The department has not been asked.
- The High School Decision Tool, for families choosing a high school.
What is still open
- The Overberg education district office that serves the valley.
- Whether the department would consider a school of skills in the valley.
Have your say
If you know more about Western Cape Education Department’s work in the valley, contact the moderators via How to Submit.
Related
References
- Western Cape Government. Western Cape Education Department: about us. Its responsibilities, branches, and districts.
- Ward 2 Development Forum. Emil Weder Secondary and the other school entries, and the official records they cite. Learner numbers, quintiles, and district.