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INTRODUCTION
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TYPES OF SCHOOLS
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SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES (SGBs)
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Functions of SGBs
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Who sits on a SGB?
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Rules guiding SGBs
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Responsibilities of SGBs
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The Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA) – Impact on SGBs
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Building capacity for SGB members
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Additional powers that can be given to SGBs
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Disclosures of members of SGBs
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Prefects and Representative Councils of Learners (RCLS)
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ADMISSION OF LEARNERS TO SCHOOLS
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Government policy on admissions
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Documents that learners should produce to be admitted to a public school
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Process for admission to a public school
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Refusing to admit a learner to a school
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Appeal against a refusal to admit a learner to a school
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SCHOOL FEES
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Exemptions from school fees
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EDUCATORS AND DOING BUSINESS WITH THE STATE
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DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS
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Kinds of punishment
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Taking disciplinary action against a learner
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Taking disciplinary action against an educator for misusing disciplinary measures
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE IN SCHOOLS
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Reporting sexual harassment if a victim is a learner
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Reporting sexual harassment if a victim is a staff member
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Child Protection Register and Sexual Offenders Register
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LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS
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Draft policy on the introduction of African languages in schools
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TRANSPORT IN SCHOOLS
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UNIVERSITIES AND TVET COLLEGES
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Applying to go to a University or TVET college
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NSFAS Bursary
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PROBLEMS
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Problem 1: Parents cannot afford to pay school fees
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Problem 2: Learners are refused admission to a school because of unpaid school fees
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CHECKLIST: Regulations for the exemption of parents from payment of school fees

Draft policy on the introduction of African languages in schools

In 2013 the Department of Basic Education introduced a draft policy on the incremental introduction of African Languages in schools. 

The purpose of this draft policy is to give protection to African languages, for learners who speak an African language at home and for learners who do not. The draft policy provides that learners in all grades should learn one language at the home language level, and two on the first additional language level. This would need additional teaching time every week for learners in all grades. It would also require that the necessary learning materials are available in all of the African languages and that teachers who are qualified to teach in these languages are available to teach. This policy still needs to be finalised.