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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Directions regarding the re-opening of schools and measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the National Department of Basic Education and Provincial Departments of Education and in all schools in the Republic of South Africa

5B. Dates for reopening of schools for 2021 academic year

 

(1) All public schools must be reopened as follows:

 

ARRANGEMENTS FOR REOPENING OF

SCHOOLS

RETURN TO

SCHOOL DATE
(a) The principal, the school management team including Education Assistants and General Assistants (Basic Education Employment Initiative) and non-teaching staff must return to school

25 January 2021
(b) All educators must return to school

1 February 2021
(c) All learners must return to school

15 February 2021

 

(2) Independent schools must delay the date for the reopening of schools for learners to return to school for a period of two weeks from the date of the pronouncement of the Minister, on 15 January 2021.

 

(3) Independent schools may not open earlier than the two-weeks period as contemplated in sub-direction (2).

 

(4) Officials may access school premises during the period of closure if required to do so, for purposes of preparation in anticipation of the reopening of schools.

 

(5) All conditions in the Directions and Regulations published in relation to health and safety measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, under Alert Level 3, still apply under Adjusted Alert Level 3 and must be adhered to.

 

(6) All Directions previously issued by the Minister, continue to apply, until repealed or amended.

 

[Direction 5B inserted by section 4 of Notice No. 18, GG44096, dated 22 January 2021]