Long title

To provide for the control of education in schools in the Province; and for other matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
	CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF ACT
1.	Definitions
2.	Application of Act
	CHAPTER 2. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF MEC AND THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
3.	Control of school education in the Province
4.	Determination of provincial education policy
5.	General functions of MEC
6.	General functions of head of Department
7.	Official visits to school for Administrative Purposes
8.	Inquiry at instance of MEC
9.	Submission of information
10.	Appointment of school attendance officers
11.	Functions of school attendance officers
12.	Establishment and functions of the Eastern Cape Education and Training Council
13.	Establishment of districts of the Department [...amended by Act ec_2005_005_003_20050117 - was entitled "Establishment of regions and districts of the Department"]
14.	Establishment of district councils and determination of allowances payable to members thereof [...amended by Act ec_2005_005_004_20050117 - was entitled "Establishment of regions and districts and determination of allowances payable to members thereof"]
	CHAPTER 3. PUBIC SCHOOLS
15.	Establishment and maintenance of public schools
16.	Language policy
17.	Language and discrimination
18.	Recognition of sign language
19.	Religious policy of public schools
20.	Freedom of conscience
21.	Closure of public schools
	CHAPTER  4. GOVERNING BODIES
22.	Establishment of school governing bodies for public schools and hostels
23.	Composition of a governing body of a public school
24.	Working Committees
25.	Regulations relating to governing bodies
26.	Continuation of certain bodies or councils
	CHAPTER 5. INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
27.	Establishment, conduct or maintenance of independent schools prohibited unless registered
28.	Application for registration
29.	Consideration of applications for registration of independent schools
30.	Registration of independent schools
31.	subsidies to registered independent schools
32.	Lapsing or withdrawal of registration
33.	Appeal against refusal or withdrawal of registration
34.	Regulations relating to independent schools
35.	Declaration of as independent school to be a public school
36.	Consequences of declaration as a public school
	CHAPTER 6. LEARNERS
37.	Age requirements in respect of specialised education
38.	Admission of children with special education need at request of parents
39.	Assessment to identify children with special education needs
40.	Action in case of children with special education needs
41.	Committal of children with special education needs
42.	Additional powers of children's court in relation to children with special education needs
43.	Transfer of children with special education needs
44.	Exemption from attendance of school for specialised education
45.	Admission to public schools
46.	Age requirements in respect of particular schools
47.	Compulsory school attendance
48.	Exemption from compulsory school attendance
49.	Medium of instruction at, and character of schools
50.	Control discipline, suspension and expulsion of learners
51.	Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)
	CHAPTER 7. MISCELLANEOUS
52.	School and boarding fees
53.	Unauthorised person may not visit a public school or enter the school grounds or school premises
54.	Offences relating to independent schools
55.	Offences relating to compulsory school attendance
56.	Offences relating to functions of particular persons
57.	Offences relating to unauthorised persons on school premises
58.	[No title]
59.	Delegation of powers
60.	Limitation of legal proceedings
61.	Indemnity against loss or damage
62.	Establishment and composition of finance committee
63.	Meetings of a finance committee
64.	Functions of a finance committee
65.	Regulations
	CHAPTER 8. ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING
66.	Establishment and maintenance of adult basic education and training centres and adult continuing education and training centres
67.	Basic policy for establishment of centres
68.	Design of programmes
69.	Partnerships
70.	Needs analysis and curriculum
71.	Role of Provincial Qualification Authority
72.	Training centres
73.	Closure of [sic]
	CHAPTER 9. REPEAL OF LAWS AND SHORT TITLE
74.	Repeal of laws and savings
75.	Short title and commencement
Sch.	SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED (SECTION 74)

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