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:

• Completed admissions application form.
• 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, they must produce a transfer card, a report card or any document from the previous school with an affidavit stating why the learner does not have a transfer card.
• Proof that the learner has been immunised against polio, measles, TB, diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B (usually the learner’s clinic card will give proof of this). If the learner hasn’t been immunised the principal must advise the parent to have the learner immunised as part of the free public primary healthcare programme.
• 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.