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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]