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

Chapter 2 : Learners

6A. Curriculum and assessment

 

(1) The Minister must, by notice in the Government Gazette, determine—
(a) a national curriculum statement indicating the minimum outcomes or standards; and
(b) a national process and procedures for the assessment of learner achievement.

 

(2) The curriculum and the process for the assessment of learner achievement contemplated in subsection (1) must be applicable to public and independent schools.

 

(3) The Minister may, in writing, appoint a person, an organisation or a group of persons to advise him or her in regard to the determination contemplated in subsection (1).

[Section 6A(3) inserted by section 6 of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 32 of 2024), Notice No 5212, GG51258, dated 16 September 2024 – effective 24 December 2024 per Proclamation Notice 237 of 2024]