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Western Cape Provincial School
Education Amendment Act, No. 7
of 2010
Long title
To amend the Western Cape Provincial School Education Act, 1997, in order to align the Act with the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act 84 of 1996), in relation to definitions, compliance with norms and standards, the merger of public schools, underperforming public schools, the governance and professional management of public schools, the functions and responsibilities of principals of public schools, the functions of governing bodies and the allocation of those functions, a code of conduct for the members of governing bodies; the admission age of learners to independent schools, admission of learners to public schools, compulsory school attendance and exemption from such attendance, the suspension and expulsion of learners from public schools, initiation practices, representative councils of learners, and school fees at public schools; expand the power of the Provincial Minister responsible for education to determine provincial education policy and the power of the Head of the Western Cape Education Department to make certain rules; make provision for the visitation and assessment of schools for certain purposes; regulate anew the establishment and functions of an education council for the province; provide for the distinction between special schools for learners with barriers to learning and special schools which provide for education with a specialised focus; authorise the Provincial Minister to prescribe certain norms and standards regarding basic infrastructure and capacity in public schools; prohibit dangerous objects, illegal drugs and alcoholic liquor on school premises; prohibit political activities at schools during school time; prohibit payment of unauthorised remuneration to certain employees; provide that certain educators shall be deemed to be discharged in certain circumstances; reduce the time period for the lodging of certain grievances; expand the power of the said Provincial Minister to make regulations; replace certain obsolete expressions; and to make provision for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Substitution of Preamble to Act 12 of 1997 |
| 2. | Amendment
of section 1 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 3. | Amendment
of section 3 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 4. | Amendment of section 7 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 5. | Insertion
of section 7A in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 6. | Substitution
of section 9 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 7. | Substitution
of section 11 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 8. | Insertion
of sections 12A and 12B in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 9. | Substitution of section 13 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 10. | Insertion
of section 13A in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 11. | Insertion
of sections 20A and 20B in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 12. | Insertion
of section 21A in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 13. | Insertion
of section 26A in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 14. | Insertion of section 27A of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 15. | Substitution
of section 41 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 16. | Substitution
of section 42 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 17. | Amendment
of section 43 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 18. | Amendment
of section 45 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 19. | Insertion of section 45A in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 20. | Insertion
of sections 46A and 46B in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 21. | Substitution
of section 48 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 22. | Substitution
of section 49 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 23. | Insertion
of section 51A in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 24. | Insertion of sections 54A, 54B, 54C and 54D in Act 12 of 1997| |
| 25. | Amendment
of section 55 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 26. | Amendment
of section 63 of Act 12 of 1997 |
| 27. | Substitution
of certain expressions in Act 12 of 1997 |
| 28. | Short
title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE (SECTION 27) |
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