Education
With regard to learner-placement challenges at schools in the Western Cape:
(1) With regard to the number of unique applications received for the 2023 academic year, (a) how many were received timeously, (b) how many were late applications, (c) how many were successful applications and (d)(i) what is the breakdown per school at which learners were placed and (ii) how many applications were rejected, including the (aa) reasons for the rejection and (bb) breakdown per school where applications were rejected;
(2) (a) at what point are public ordinary schools regarded as full and (b) what (i) guidelines and (ii) policies are used to guide schools to determine when a school is full?
[1] [a] – [b] A response has already been provided in the reply to question 12 of 22 April 2022.
[c] – [d] The 2023 admissions process has not been completed.
[a]
In terms of Section 5A(1)(b) of the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 the national Minister may, after consultation with the national Minister of Finance and the Council of Education Ministers, by regulation prescribe minimum norms and standards for capacity of a school in respect of the number of learners a school can admit.
To date the national Minister has not regulated on this matter.
[b] [i] and ([i]
Please see above – there are currently no policies or guidelines declaring a school full.
