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TYPES OF SCHOOLS

SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES (SGBs)

Functions of SGBs

Who sits on a SGB?

Rules guiding SGBs

Responsibilities of SGBs

The Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA) – Impact on SGBs

Building capacity for SGB members

Additional powers that can be given to SGBs

Disclosures of members of SGBs

Prefects and Representative Councils of Learners (RCLS)

ADMISSION OF LEARNERS TO SCHOOLS

Government policy on admissions

Documents that learners should produce to be admitted to a public school

Process for admission to a public school

Refusing to admit a learner to a school

Appeal against a refusal to admit a learner to a school

Exemptions from school fees

EDUCATORS AND DOING BUSINESS WITH THE STATE

DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS

Kinds of punishment

Taking disciplinary action against a learner

Taking disciplinary action against an educator for misusing disciplinary measures

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE IN SCHOOLS

Reporting sexual harassment if a victim is a learner

Reporting sexual harassment if a victim is a staff member

Child Protection Register and Sexual Offenders Register

LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS

Draft policy on the introduction of African languages in schools

TRANSPORT IN SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITIES AND TVET COLLEGES

Applying to go to a University or TVET college

Problem 1: Parents cannot afford to pay school fees

Problem 2: Learners are refused admission to a school because of unpaid school fees

CHECKLIST: Regulations for the exemption of parents from payment of school fees

ADMISSION OF LEARNERS TO SCHOOLS

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