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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

16. The status of subjects offered by other assessment bodies

 

(1) The subjects listed at Annexure E are approved by the Minister of Basic Education and are assessed by an accredited assessment body that is not the Department of Basic Education.

 

(2) Subject to subregulation (3) the subjects listed in Annexure E may be offered by learners in terms of the following requirements—
(a) a maximum of one of the listed subject developed by an accredited assessment body other than the Department of Basic Education, and
(b) all assessment and examination costs incurred must be borne by either the school or the learner who wishes to offer it.

 

(3) The following subjects listed in Annexure E are offered in terms of restricted requirements—
(a) Equine Studies may only be offered by schools satisfying the needs of the racing and equestrian industry;
(b) The Practical Music programme of one of the Music examination bodies, namely the Associated Board of Royal Schools Practical Music Examination, Trinity College of London Practical Music Examination and Unisa Practical Music Examination may be offered in terms of the conditions stipulated in paragraph 28(7) of the policy document, National policy pertaining to the programme and promotion requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12.
(c) The subjects Maritime Economics and Nautical Science may be offered in combination for the National Senior Certificate qualification, provided that the offering of these two maritime subjects is restricted to schools satisfying the needs of the maritime industry (Government Notice No. 889 in Government Gazette No. 32536 of 4 September 2009);
(d) Sport and Exercise Science must be restricted to institutions which comply with the following requirements—
(i) All learners offering Sport and Exercise Science as a subject for the National Senior Certificate must offer either Physical Sciences or Life Sciences as one of the required seven-subject package.
(ii) Schools should have academic support programmes in place to accommodate learners who travel extensively to meet sporting commitments.
(iii) Learners in the school offering Sport and Exercise Science as a subject for the National Senior Certificate should be a member of, and represent on a competitive level, a particular sporting code offered by the school, namely only learners that are actively involved in a sports code offered by the school may enrol in the subject.