"required documents"
for learners shall have the following meaning in relation to the following categories of learners:
(a) |
Where at least one or both biological or adoptive parents of a learner are South African citizens, the following documents: |
(i) |
An unabridged birth certificate of the learner; |
(ii) |
the South African identity documents or cards of the learner’s parents; and |
(iii) |
where either or both parents are deceased, the relevant death certificates; |
(b) |
where both parents of the learner are foreign nationals and hold either permanent residence permits or temporary residence visas, the following documents: |
(i) |
the learner’s foreign issued birth certificate; |
(ii) |
the learner’s passport; |
(iii) |
a study visa or permanent residence permit issued to the learner; |
(iv) |
the parents’ passports; and |
(v) |
the parents’ temporary residence visas or permanent residence permits; |
(c) |
where the parents of the learner are refugees or asylum seekers, the following documents: |
(i) |
the parent’s asylum seeker or refugee visa; |
(ii) |
the learner’s asylum seeker or refugee visa; |
(iii) |
the learner’s birth certificate if the learner was born in the Republic; and |
(iv) |
where asylum seeker visas are provided, a refugee or long term study visa must be provided within three years of admission of the learner; and |
(d) |
where the learner is in alternative care, the following documents: |
(i) |
the relevant court order granting guardianship or custody; and |
(ii) |
the learner’s unabridged birth certificate. |
[Definition inserted by section 1(n) 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]