The Admission Policy for Ordinary Schools says that the only documents parents need to show the school when they apply for a learner to be admitted are:

• The learner’s birth certificate (if the parent is unable to produce a birth certificate, the school must accept the learner on condition that the parent gets a copy of the birth certificate from the Department of Home Affairs).
• If the learner is transferring from another school, she or he must produce a transfer card, or a report card or any document from the previous school with an affidavit stating why the learner does not have a transfer card.
• In terms of a person with no documents, the school can still accept the learner but the documents must be brought within a reasonable time.