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South Africa
KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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KwaZulu-Natal School Education Act, No. 3 of 1996

Long title

The purpose of this legislation is to enable the Minister to govern effectively the provision and control of education in schools in the province as currently prevailing, but in a manner which will reflect the new dispensation in the country by eliminating discrimination, promoting equity and reinforcing human rights, pending the final formulation of national policy, and for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER 1. APPLICATION OF THE ACT
1. Definitions
2. Application of Act
CHAPTER 2. EXECUTION OF THE ACT
3. Control of education
4. Determination of provincial education policy
5. General functions of the Minister
6. Submission of information by schools
7. Support and development of teaching and learning at schools
8. Leadership and management support and development at schools
9. Enquiries at schools and hostels
10. Appointment of school attendance officers
11. Functions of school attendance officers
CHAPTER 3. STATE SCHOOLS
12. Establishment and maintenance of state schools
13. Declaration of independent schools and state-subsidized schools as state schools
14. Consequences of declaration as state school
15. Closure of state schools
CHAPTER 4. STATE-SUBSIDIZED SCHOOLS
16. [sic - no title - Focus Declaration of state-sibsidized schools]
17. Status and patrimonial power of state-subsidized schools
18. Management and control of state-subsidized schools
19. Consequences or declaration of state school as state-subsidized school
20. Subsidies to state-subsidized schools
21. Loans to state-subsidized schools
22. Repayment of loans by state-subsidized schools
23. Security for repayment of loans
24. Financial year, records and annual Financial statements of state-subsidized schools
25. Termination or reduction of subsidy to a state-subsidized school
26. Closure of state-subsidized schools
CHAPTER 5. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
27. Establishment, maintenance, subsidization and closure of community schools
CHAPTER 6. STATE-AIDED SCHOOLS
28. Registration of state-aided schools
29. Subsidies and loans to state-aided schools
30. Erection and maintenance of buildings for state-aided schools
31. Continued existence of church schools and farm schools
32. Taking over of management and control of state-aided school by the state
CHAPTER 7. INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
33. Establishment, conduct and maintenance of independent schools
34. Application for registration
35. Consideration of applications for registration of independent schools
36. Registration of independent schools
37. Subsidies to registered independent schools
38. Lapsing or withdrawal of registration
39. Appeal against refusal or withdrawal of registration
40. Regulations relating to schools
CHAPTER 8. COUNCILS
41. Establishment and functions of an education council
42. Establishment of regional councils
43. Allowances to members of regional councils and committees of regional councils
44. Establishment of advisory committees
45. Establishment of councils for state schools and hostels
46. Meetings of councils
47. Committees
48. Regulations relating to councils
49. Continuation of certain councils
CHAPTER 9. LEARNERS
50. Age requirements in respect of specialized education
51. Admission of children with special education needs at request of parents
52. Assessment to identify children with special education needs
53. Action in case of children with special education needs
54. Placement of children with special education needs
55. Additional powers of a children's court in relation to children with special education needs
56. Transfer of children with special education needs
57. Exemption from attendance of school for specialized education
58. Admission to public schools
59. Age requirements in respect of particular schools
60. Compulsory school attendance
61. Exemption from compulsory school attendance
62. Medium of instruction and character of schools
63. Control, expulsion, suspension and discipline of learners
64. Exclusion of provisions of Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993
CHAPTER 10. MISCELLANEOUS
65. School and boarding fees
66. Access to and utilization of state school grounds and premises
67. Offences relating to independent schools
68. Offences relating to compulsory school attendance
69. Offences relating to functions of particular persons
70. Penalties
71. Delegation of powers
72. Regulations
73. Repeal or laws, and savings
74. Short title and commencement
Sch. SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s73]

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