05/03/2021
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14. A parent must complete an application form for admission, which should be
made available to him or her by the principal of the school. The school must
make the admission policy and the code of conduct for learners of the school
available to a parent at the written or oral request of such parent. The principal
must ensure that parents are given whatever assistance they may require to
complete the application form.
15. When a parent applies for admission of a learner to an ordinary public school,
the parent must present an official birth certificate (with an identity number) of
the learner or a written affirmation or sworn written statement (in the form of an
Affidavit) about the age of a learner to the principal of the school.
15.1. If the parent is unable to submit the birth certificate or has only submitted
a written affirmation or sworn written statement about the age of a
learner, the learner must be admitted.
15.2. The principal must advise the parents that section 31 of the Births and
Deaths Registration Act, 1992 (Act No. 51 of 1992) makes it an offence
to make a false statement or cause a false statement to be made about
the age of a child.
15.3. If the parent fails to submit the birth certificate of a learner, the principal
must admit the learner and refer the matter to the Head of Department
concerned. The Head of Department must hold the parents accountable
to acquire birth certificates for their children. The Head of Department
may liaise with the nearest office of the Department of Home Affairs for
assistance relating to the matter. It remains the primary responsibility of
parents to acquire birth certificates for their children.
15.4 In the case of abandoned or orphaned children, who are in Child and
Youth Care Centres, a court placement order would be required.
(a) The care giver or social worker concerned for the abandoned or
orphaned learner, must endeavour to obtain required documents
mentioned in 15.1 above.
16. On application for admission, a parent must show proof that the learner has
been immunised against the following communicable diseases: polio, measles,
tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B. If a parent is unable to show
proof of immunisation, the principal must immediately advise the parent in
writing to have the learner immunised as part of the free primary health care
programme. If the parent refuses or fails, within seven days from the date of the
written communication referred to above, to submit proof of immunisation, the
principal must not admit the learner to the school and must refer the matter to
the Head of Department for further direction. It is in the best interest of other
learners that a learner without proof of immunisation must not be allowed on
the school premises during the seven days’ period referred to above.
17. When a learner transfers from one ordinary public school to another, the
principal must complete a transfer card and hand it to the parent, or forward it
to the principal of the receiving school. The learner’s transfer card must be
attached to the application form for admission to the receiving school.
18. If the transfer card is not available the principal of the receiving school may
admit the learner and place the learner in a grade on the basis of the following
documentation:
(a) The last report card issued by the previous school; or
(b) A written affirmation or sworn written statement (in the form of an
Affidavit) of the parent stating the reason for not having the transfer card
and the grade the learner attended at the previous school.
19. If an application for admission of a learner is refused, the school must inform the
learner and parent in writing of such refusal, the reason therefor and the right to
lodge an appeal."
