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

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Approval for Change of Date of Registration for the 2010 and 2011 Senior Certificate Examination

Notice No. 1152 of 2008

 

Notice No. 1152

31 October 2008

 

Department of Education

 

I, Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, Minister of Education, hereby, in terms of sections 6A and 61 (c) and (d) of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act. No. 84 of 1996), approve:

a) a change to the final date for registration for the May/June 2010 and 2011 Senior Certificate examination, namely 30 September of the year prior to the examination; and
b) amendments to:
i) the policy document, National Policy on the conduct, administration and management of the assessment of the Senior Certificate, Government Gazette, No. 26789 of 17 September 2004 as amended in Government Gazette Vol. 508, No. 30371 of 11 October 2007; and
ii) Regulations for the conduct, administration and management of the assessment for the Senior Certificate, Government Gazette Vol. 484, No. 28156 of 21 October 2005 as amended in Government Gazette Vol. 508, No. 30371 of 11 October 2007; as set out in the Schedule.

 

 

 

G N M Pandor, MP

Minister of Education

Date: 11-10-2008

 

SCHEDULE

 

AMENDMENT OF POLICY

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1) In this policy, ''the Policy" means the National Policy on the conduct, administration and management of the assessment of the Senior Certificate, Government Gazette, No. 26789 of 17 September 2004 as amended in Government Gazette Vol. 508, No. 30371 of 11 October 2007.

 

AMENDMENT OF PARAGRAPH 13(5) OF THE POLICY

 

2) Paragraph 13(5) is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph 13(5) of the following paragraph:

 

"2. The common deadline for the registration of part-time candidates should be [31 January of the] 30 September prior to the year of examination."

 

SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

 

3) This Policy may be cited as the Amendment National Policy on the conduct, administration and management of the assessment of the Senior Certificate and will come into effect on the date of publication in the Government Gazette.

 

AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1) In these regulations, "the Regulations" means the regulations published in Government Gazette Vol. 484, No. 28156 of 21 October 2005 as amended in Government Gazette Vol. 508, No. 30371 of 11 October 2007.

 

AMENDMENT OF REGULATION 21(2) OF THE REGULATIONS

 

2) Regulation 21 (2) is hereby amended by the substitution for regulation 21 (2) of the following regulation:

 

"2. The closing date for registration must be on or before [31 January of the] 30 September prior to the year of examination. "

 

SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

 

3) These Regulations may be cited as the Amendment Regulations for the conduct, administration and management of the assessment for the Senior Certificate and will come into effect on the date of publication in the Government Gazette.