Department of Basic Education vacancies
37 Basic Education vacancies are open right now, from the DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular published every Friday. Updated 30 July 2026. Applying is always free, and every post needs a Z83 form, which you can fill in here.
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37 open vacancies
Director: Financial Accounting
Basic Education · Branch: Corporate Services
Western Cape — Cape Town
Deputy Director
Basic Education · Directorate: Examination Registration and Certification
Western Cape — Cape Town
Assistant Director: Performance and Ethic Administration
Basic Education · Directorate: Strategic People Management
Western Cape — cape town
Assistant Director
Basic Education · Directorate: Assessment And Examination Systems Support
Western Cape — Cape Town
Assistant Director
Basic Education · Directorate: Assessment And Examination Systems Support
Western Cape — Cape Town
School Finance and Records Officer: School Management and Governance Support
Basic Education · District Circuit: Overberg Education District
Western Cape — Caledon
Administrative Officer: Assessment and Examination: Curriculum Support
Basic Education · District Circuit: Cape Winelands Education District
Western Cape — Worcester
Administrative Officer: Assessment and Examination: Curriculum Support
Basic Education · District Circuit: Cape Winelands Education District
Western Cape — Worcester
Administrative Officer
Basic Education · Directorate: Examination Registration
Western Cape — Cape Town
Administrative Officer
Basic Education · Directorate: Examination Registration
Western Cape — Cape Town
Administrative Officer: People Management
Basic Education · District Circuit: Overberg Education District
Western Cape — Caledon
Administrative Officer
Basic Education · Directorate: Provincial Printing
Western Cape — Maitland
Administrative Officer
Basic Education · Directorate: Provincial Printing
Western Cape — Maitland
Administrative Support Officer
Basic Education · Directorate: Professional Development
Western Cape — Kuils River
Personal Assistant
Basic Education · Directorate: Chief Directorate Districts
Western Cape — Cape Town
Administrative Support Officer: District Circuits: Circuit 6
Basic Education · District Circuit: Metro South Education District
Western Cape — Ottery
Administration Clerk
Basic Education · Directorate: Teaching Practice Improvement
Western Cape — Kuils River
Administration Clerk
Basic Education · Directorate: Leadership Academy
Western Cape — Kuils River
Administration Clerk: Management and Governance
Basic Education · District Circuit: Metro Central Education District
Western Cape — Maitland
Operator
Basic Education · Directorate: Provincial Printing
Western Cape — Maitland
Operator
Basic Education · Directorate: Provincial Printing
Western Cape — Maitland
Operator
Basic Education · Directorate: Provincial Printing
Western Cape — Maitland
Operator
Basic Education · Directorate: Provincial Printing
Western Cape — Maitland
General Assistant
Basic Education · Directorate: Provincial Printing
Western Cape — Maitland
General Assistant
Basic Education · Directorate: Provincial Printing
Western Cape — Maitland
General Assistant
Basic Education · directorate: provincial printing
Western Cape — Maitland
Deputy Director: Collective Bargaining
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Head Office, Mbombela
Deputy Director: Financial & Support Services
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Nkangala District Office, KwaMhlanga
Deputy Director: Hr Services
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Ehlanzeni District Office, Kanyamazane
Deputy Director: Hr Services
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Bohlabela District Office, Bushbuckridge
Deputy Director: Infrastructure and Information Systems
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Bohlabela District Office, Bushbuckridge
Deputy Director: Labour Relations
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Bohlabela District Office, Bushbuckridge
Deputy Director: Transformation
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Head Office, Mbombela
Gis Specialist: Web Services
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Head Office, Mbombela
Senior Statistician: Education Management Information Systems
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Head Office, Mbombela
Web Specialist: Web Services
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Head Office, Mbombela
Social Worker Gr 1: Ecd Centres - Conditional Grant
Basic Education
Mpumalanga — Head Office, Mbombela
Common questions
How do I apply for Basic Education vacancies in South Africa?
Every post above shows the department that advertised it, its reference number and where to send your application. You complete a Z83 form, attach a CV, and send both to the address on that specific post before its closing date. Applications go directly to the department, never through this site, and there is no fee at any stage.
Do I need to register with DPSA to apply?
No. There is no DPSA register, database or membership to join, and no application is required to "activate" your profile. You apply to each post individually. Anyone charging you to register for government jobs, or to place you on a list, is taking your money for something that does not exist.
What is the Z83 form and do I need one?
The Z83 is the official Application for Employment form issued by the Department of Public Service and Administration, and every national and provincial post requires it. You can fill in the real gazetted form on this site and download it completed, with the post title, department and reference already carried across from whichever vacancy you opened.
What is the DPSA vacancy circular?
The Public Service Vacancy Circular is a document DPSA publishes every Friday, listing every vacancy across national and provincial government. It runs to several hundred pages as a PDF, which is difficult to search on a phone. Every post on this page comes from that circular, split into individual pages you can search and filter.
Are Basic Education vacancies in South Africa ever advertised on WhatsApp?
Government posts are advertised in the circular and on the department's own website, not through WhatsApp groups or unsolicited messages. A message offering you a government post, asking for a fee, or requesting your ID and bank details before any interview is a scam. You can paste it into the checker on this site if you are unsure.
Government jobs are free to apply for. If a post is not in the DPSA circular, or someone asks you to pay a registration, application or "background check" fee for a government job, it is a scam. Check the message here before you pay anything.