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

Regulations

Regulations pertaining to the National Curriculum Statement for Grades R-12

10. Absentees during the end-of-year examination

 

(1) In the case of illness or any other circumstances beyond the control of the learner to sit for the end-of-year examination for Grades 4-11, the learner must in terms of paragraph 12 of the policy document, National Protocol for Assessment Grades R-12 submit a medical certificate, affidavit or acceptable proof, countersigned by the Principal of the school where the learner is registered before it is submitted to the Head of the assessment body or his or her nominee for a final decision regarding promotion. A mark based on the School-Based Assessment tasks and the Practical Assessment component where applicable, obtained by the learner prior to his or her illness will be calculated and awarded to the relevant learner.

 

(2) Where the authenticity of a candidate's claim for illness or any other circumstances beyond the control of the learner to sit for the end-of-year examination for Grades 4-11 is in doubt, the Principal of the school of attendance is to advise the Head of Department in writing, and to investigate the matter further.

 

(3) Learners who absent themselves from the scheduled School-Based Assessment tasks in Grades 4-11, or Practical Assessment Tasks where applicable in Grades 10 and 11, for no valid reason, must not be permitted to write the final end-of-year examination.

 

(4) Learners who absent themselves from the end-of-year final examinations for no valid reason will not receive their results.

 

(5) If a learner is unable to write (or complete) one or more of the Grades 4-11 examination question papers for reasons other than illness or injury, a written report in  which the circumstances are set out, must be submitted by the Principal of the school where the learner is registered to the Head of the assessment body or his or her nominee.