In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Committee"

means the Heads of Education Departments Committee established by section 10;

"consultative body"

means a consultative body contemplated in section 11;

"Council"

means the Council of Education Ministers established by section 9;

"Department"

means the Department of Education;

"Director-General"

means the Director-General: Basic Education;

[Definition substituted by section 1(a) of Act No. 15 of 2011]

"education"

means any education and training provided by an education institution, other than training as defined in section 1 of the Manpower Training Act, 1981 (Act No. 56 of 1981);

"education department"

means the Department and a department of any provincial government which is responsible for education;

"education institution"

means any school contemplated in the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996);

[Definition substituted by section 1(b) of Act No. 15 of 2011]

"educator"

means any person who teaches, educates or trains other persons at an education institution or assists in rendering education services or education auxiliary or support services provided by or in an education department, but does not include any officer or employee as defined in section 1 of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994);

"Minister"

means the Minister of Basic Education;

[Definition substituted by section 1(c) of Act No. 15 of 2011]

"organised teaching profession"

means an organisation or union which is a member of the Education Labour Relations Council established by section 6 of the Education Labour Relations Act, 1993 (Act No. 146 of 1993), and is recognised by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;

"policy instrument"

means the policy instrument referred to in section 7;

"provincial political head of education"

means the member of an Executive Council responsible for education in a province;

"school"

means a pre-primary, primary or secondary school;

"stakeholder"

means an organisation or body with a direct and continuing interest in the education institution, programme, phase or sector in question;

"student"

[Definition deleted by section 1(d) of Act No. 15 of 2011]

"subcommittee"

means a subcommittee of the Committee.