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

Regulations

Regulations Relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure, 2023

5. Types of schools

 

(1) Schools are classified as primary or secondary schools.

 

(2) Primary schools offer grades R to 7.

 

(3) Primary schools are classified into—
(a) micro primary schools, with a capacity of less than 135 learners;
(b) small primary schools, with a capacity ranging from 135 to 310 learners;
(c) medium primary schools, with a capacity ranging from 311 to 620 learners;
(d) large primary schools, with a capacity ranging from 621 to 930 learners; and
(e) mega primary schools with a capacity in excess of 930 learners.

 

(4) Secondary schools offer grades 8 to 12.

 

(5) Secondary schools are classified into—
(a) micro secondary schools, with a capacity of less than 200 learners;
(b) small secondary schools, with a capacity ranging from 200 to 400 learners;
(c) medium secondary schools, with a capacity ranging from 401 to 600 learners;
(d) large secondary schools, with a capacity ranging from 601 to 1000 learners; and
(e) mega secondary schools, with a capacity in excess of 1000 learners.

 

(6) A Member of the Executive Council may, based on valid reasons, approve the establishment or retention of a school below the minimum capacity contemplated in subregulations (3) and (5), subject to the availability of infrastructure and the norms and standards contained in these Regulations.

 

(7) Despite subregulations (2) and (4), a Member of the Executive Council may, based on valid reasons, approve the establishment or retention of a school that offer some of the primary schools grades, or some of the secondary school grades, or a combination of some primary school and some secondary school grades. Such approval must be for a specified period that may be extended from time to time.