Provincial Notice No. 118 of 2017

South African Schools Act (84/1996) » Composition and election of Governing Bodies of public schools for...

Title	South African Schools Act (84/1996) » Composition and election of Governing Bodies of public schools for learners with special education needs
Gazette	Provincial Gazettes (Kwazulu Natal), No. 1895 of 09 November, 2017, 26 page(s), 331Kb

PROVINSIALE KOERANT,  9 NOVEMBER 2017                     No. 1895    11

PROVINCIAL NOTICE 118 OF 2017

SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS ACT, 1996 (ACT NO. 84 OF 1996)
                                COMPOSITION AND ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODIES OF
                        OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS
              I, Mthandeni Erick Dlungwana, Member of the Executive Council responsible for Education in the
              Province of KwaZulu-Natal have, in terms of Sections 24 and 28 of the South African Schools Act, 1996
              (Act No. 84 of 1996), as amended determined matters relating to governing bodies as contained in this
              schedule.

SCHEDULE

Definitions

1.    In this notice any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have
                    that meaning unless the context indicates otherwise -

"Act" means the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996) as amended;

“Assistant    School  Electoral  Officer”  means  a  person  employed  by  the  Department  or  the
                    governing body who is appointed by the  School Electoral Officer to assist during elections but who
                    must not be the principal of the school where elections are being held nor be   appointed as an
                    electoral officer in any other school;

"closed meeting" means a meeting open only to -
                    (a)  parents for the election of parents, if reasonably practicable;
                    (b)  educators for the election of educators;
                    (c)  members of staff  for the election of members of staff; and
                    (d)  learners from the representative council of learners, if reasonably practicable;

“combined school” means a public school which enrolls learners from foundation phase to senior
                   phase  or  senior  phase  to  further  education  and  training  phase  or  foundation  phase  to  further
                   education and training phase;

"co-opted members" means  -

(a)  members co-opted without voting powers to assist the governing body in discharging its functions;
                    (b)  the  owner  of  the  private  property  on  which  a  public  school  is  situated  and   who  does  not  have
                        voting powers; and
                    (c)   members with voting powers co-opted pending the by-election, to replace exiting parent members
                        who have not completed their term of office;

"day" means a calendar day including Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays;

"Department" means the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education;

"District electoral officer" means a senior district official at a district office responsible to oversee
                    and manage the election process in the district;

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