Western Cape schools to strengthen home-language maths teaching from 2027

BRING IT HOME: WCED to roll out mother-tongue maths to over 100,000 grade 1 learners next year.

October 15, 2026South Africa

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The Western Cape will expand the Bala Wande foundational mathematics programme to all Grade 1 classes in 2027, with training and classroom support for thousands of teachers across Afrikaans-, English- and isiXhosa-speaking schools.

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Published: October 15, 2026
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