Parents arriving with their children at Diepsloot Combined School on the first day of the academic year and those making inquiries about placement issues were frustrated after being denied access to the school premises on Wednesday morning.
Parents said they arrived as early as 7.30am and found the school gates closed, leaving them and their children waiting outside for about 30 minutes.
At about 8am the principal opened the gates but allowed only pupils to enter, instructing all parents and guardians to return at 2pm when the school closes.
