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Last week, the Education Department said that it was still in talks with the Health Department to see if teachers could get their jab before primary school pupils returned on a full-time basis at the end of next month.
At least 500,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been secured for the education sector.
The decision to cancel the mid-year exams for matric learners to allow them time to cover the curriculum has been welcomed.
A vaccination plan for teachers is still in the planning phase and "nothing is confirmed yet", the national health department has said amid a leaked KwaZulu-Natal provincial health memo.
Naptosa welcomes dept's move to scrap matric mid-year exams, Cosas rejects it The Basic Education Department confirmed that it would be scrapping the grade 12 June exams to allow more time to cover the curriculum. FILE: Matric pupils writing exams. Picture: EWN. 2 hours ago JOHANNESBURG - The Basic Education Department's decision to cancel the mid-year exams for matric pupils has left some organisation's in the sector divided. The department confirmed that it would be scrapping the grade 12 June exams to a...