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Automatic exemption from school fees

The following learners may not be charged any school fees:

  • An orphan in an orphanage
  • A child in foster care
  • A child who has been placed in the care of a family member (‘kinship caregiver’)
  • A child who heads a household or is part of a child-headed household
  • A child whose parents receive a social grant on behalf of the same learner, for example, a Child Support Grant