Gauteng School Placement: How to reset Forgotten Password

With the placement of learners applying for Grade 1 and 8 at Gauteng Department of Education schools currently underway, some parents may be worried about the delays in receiving the SMSes.

THE GAUTENG PLACEMENT FIGURES SINCE MONDAY

Since Monday, 4 September, more than 200 000 learners have received placement offers via the SMS medium. Although the Gauteng Department of Education has urged parents/ guardians not to panic as the placements will continue until the end of the year, the fault could be with parents’ credentials on the web portal.

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Forgotten password or Credentials may deprive the recipient from receiving information like the rest of the parents.

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HOW TO RESET THE PASSWORD FROM THE GDE WEB PORTAL

If you’ve been failing to log onto the portal, here are a few ways to assist you:

• Parents and guardians who may have forgotten or lost their credentials must
  click on “Forgot Password” on the landing page and follow the prompts to
  regain access to the system
• Alternatively, parents and guardians are welcome to interact with our call centre
  agents on 0800 000 789 or WhatsApp us on 060 891 0361

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PLACEMENT PROCESS RECAP

• Placement Offers will be released to parents via SMS notification from 4 September 2023
  and throughout the year until all learners are placed
• Offers must be accepted within 7 school days;
• When a placement offer is received, applicant parents should log in to their profile on
  www.gdeadmissions.gov.za to accept the offer as final OR accept while awaiting other
  offers;
• Parents may also visit District Offices OR schools for assistance to accept placement offers;
• Applicants who do not accept offers within 7 school days will be auto-placed at
  the school that made an offer of placement;
• It is important to note that placement is prioritised for applicants with verifiable home
  addresses within the school feeder zone and closest to the school and where space is
  available;
• When schools reach full capacity, applicants will be offered placement offers from schools
  with available space.

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