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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

22. Transitional Arrangements

 

(1) Subject to Regulation 59(4) of the Regulations pertaining to the conduct, administration and management of assessment for the National Senior Certificate, Government Gazette No. 31337 of 29 August 2008, the category part-time learners will continue to exist until a date determined by the Minister of Basic Education.

 

(2) The Minister may also determine the date, contemplated in subregulation (1) after:
(a) an alternative qualification for part-time candidates has been developed and implemented; and
(b) public and independent distance/correspondence education institutions have been identified and have become operational to assist part-time candidates to obtain the qualification presented by the Minister in the Government Gazette.

 

(3) Part-time candidates who have enrolled prior to a date contemplated in subregulation (1) will continue for a further period of three (3) years in order to accommodate these candidates.

 

(4) Part-time candidates must comply with the National Senior Certificate requirements as stipulated in the policy document, National policy pertaining to the programme and promotion requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12.

 

(5) Learners who register as part-time candidates for the first time in Grade 10 post 2009, must register with an accredited assessment body to ensure that such learners comply with the National Senior Certificate requirements as stipulated in the policy document, National Policy pertaining to the Programme and Promotion Requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12.

 

(6) Once a learner as contemplated in subregulation (5) has registered with an assessment body, such assessment body must provide guidelines regarding the National Senior Certificate with respect to the three year duration of the qualification and the compliance with the internal assessment and external examination requirements.

 

(7) The Minister may, if deemed necessary, amend the transitional arrangements as contemplated in Regulation 22.

 

(8) South African Sign Language at Home Language level to be offered in Grades R-12, will be phased in as follows:
(a) Grades R, 1, 2, 3 and 9 in 2015;
(b) Grades 4, 5, 6 and 10 in 2016;
(c) Grades 7, 8, 11 in 2017; and
(d) Grade 12 in 2018.

 

(9) The Technology subjects without specialisation, namely Civil Technology, Electrical Technology and Mechanical Technology will be phased-out as follows:
(a) Grade 10 in 2014;
(b) Grade 11 in 2015; and
(c) Grade 12 in 2016.

 

(10) The following Technology subjects with specialisation, namely Civil Technology, Electrical Technology and Mechanical Technology, as well as Technical Mathematics and Technical Science, will be phased in as follows:
(a) Grade 10 in 2016;
(b) Grade 11 in 2017; and
(c) Grade 12 in 2018.

 

(11) Schools currently offering both academic and technical pathways as contemplated in paragraph 27, despite the fact that they do not meet the requirements of a technical school, may, however, for a transitional period of three years commencing on 1 January 2016, continue offering the technical pathway of their choice. However, such schools must before the expiry date of this transitional arrangement in 2018, either comply with the requirements for a technical school as  contemplated in the definition of a technical school, or revert to an academic pathway.