South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996)

Chapter 4 : Funding of Public Schools

Purchase

1)	The State must fund public schools from public revenue on an equitable basis in order to ensure the proper exercise of the rights of learners to education and the redress of past inequalities in education provision.

2)	The State must, on an annual basis, provide sufficient information to public schools regarding the funding referred to in subsection (1) to enable public schools to prepare their budgets for the next financial year.