Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996)RegulationsRegulations pertaining to the National Curriculum Statement for Grades R-1218. Concessions |
| (1) | Concessions may be granted to the following two categories of learners— |
| (a) | an immigrant learner in Grades 4-12; |
| (b) | a learner who experience barriers to learning in Grades 1-12. |
| (2) | An immigrant learner is— |
| (a) | a child or a dependent of a diplomatic representative of a foreign government accredited in South Africa; or |
| (b) | a person who: |
| (i) | first enrolled at and entered a South African school in Grade 7 or a more senior grade, or |
| (ii) | having begun his or her schooling at a school in South Africa, has attended school outside South Africa for two or more consecutive years after Grade 3 or its equivalent, and has subsequently returned to South Africa. |
| (3) | An immigrant learner in Grades 4-9 may pass one of the required two official languages offered on at least First Additional Language level and obtain a rating of Moderate Achievement (Level 3) in that language, provided he or she has offered all the subjects and complied with all the promotion requirements for immigrant candidates as stipulated in paragraph 4(1) of the policy document, National policy pertaining to the programme and promotion requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12. |
| (4) | An immigrant learner in Grades 10-12 may offer only one (1) official language on at least First Additional Language Level which must be the language of learning and teaching, and obtain a rating of 30% level in that language, provided he or she has complied with the requirements for immigrant candidates as stipulated in paragraph 33(1) of the policy document, National policy pertaining to the programme and promotion requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12. |
| (5) | Subject to paragraphs 4(2) and 33(2) of the policy document, National policy pertaining to the programme and promotion requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12, a learner in Grades 1-12 who experience the following barriers to learning may receive concessions regarding the offering of the required official languages— |
| (a) | A deaf learner and |
| (b) | a learner with communication and language impairments, e.g. aphasia and dyslexia. |
| (6) | Subject to paragraph 33(2) of the policy document, National policy pertaining to the programme and promotion requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12, a learner in Grades 10-12 experience a mathematical disorder such as dyscalculia may be exempted from the offering of Mathematical Literacy or Mathematics. |
| (7) | A learner who experience any other barriers that impact on a learner’s learning than those listed in subregulations (5) and (6), may be considered for concessions on an ad hoc basis, provided that the necessary medical and other required evidence as determined by the Department of Basic Education or an accredited assessment body have been submitted for verification. |
