To provide for the determination of national policy for education; to amend the National Policy for General Education Affairs Act, 1984, so as to substitute certain definitions; to provide afresh for the determination of policy on salaries and conditions of employment of educators; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Latest Developments:

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated with the National Policy for Determining School Calendars for Public Schools in South Africa, as per Notice No. 4518 of GG50309 dated 19 March 2024.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated with the publication of the 2025 Calendar for Public Schools, as per Notice No. 2991 of GG47972 dated 31 January 2023.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated by the publication of the 2024 School Calendar for Public Schools, as per Notice No. 2339 of GG47192 dated 4 August 2022.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated by the publication of the 2023 School Calendar for Public Schools, as per Notice No. 1911 of GG46061 dated 18 March 2022.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated by the publication of the 2022 School Calendar for Public Schools, as per Notice No. 450 of GG44632 dated 28 May 2021.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated by the publication of the Latest Amended 2021 School Calendar for Public Schools, as per Notice No. 95 of GG44162 dated 16 February 2021.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated to publish an Abridged version of the current Section Four of the Curriculum and assessment Policy Statement for Grade 12, as per Notice No. 1336 of GG43687 dated 11 December 2020.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated to publish an Amended 2021 School Calendar for Public Schools, as per Notice No1055 of GG43769 dated 2 October 2020.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated to publish an Amended 2020 School Calendar for Public schools, as per Notice No. 432 of GG43609 dated 11 August 2020.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated to publish an Amended School Calendar for Public schools, as per Notice No. 666 of GG43431 dated 11 June 2020.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated to record the Implementation of the Abridged Version of the amended Section Four of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement for Grades R-12 as per Notice No. 1430 of GG42829 dated 8 November 2019.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated to record the school calendar for public schools for 2021, as per Notice No. 1394 of GG42809 dated 30 October 2019.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated by Notices, Reappointment of the History Ministerial Task Team as per Notice No. 7 of GG42162 dated 18 January 2019.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated by Notices, 2020 School Calendar for Public Schools as per Notice No. 6 of GG42155 dated 11 January 2019.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated by Government Gazette 35527 dated 17 July 2012 - Notice 574; Standard for Publication of Education Statistics.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been amended by the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, 2011, Government Gazette No. 34620

The Act has been updated by Notice No. 233 "2011 and 2012 School Calendars for Public Schools" in Government Gazette No. 33058 dated 26 March 2010.

The Act has been updated by Notice No. 361 of 2010 – "Policy on Learner Attendance" – in Government Gazette No. 33150 dated 4 May 2010.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 and

the South African Schools Act, 1996 have been updated by Notices No. 349 and 351 in Government Gazette No. 33160 dated 6 May 2010, regarding discontinuation of CTAS in Grade 9, and an amendment to the National Policy, 2007.

This Act has been updated by Notice No. R. 974 – Establishment of the National Education and Training Council (NETC) published in Government Gazette No. 32629 dated 9 October 2009.

The National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been updated by the inclusion of :

Government Notice No. 200 of 20 February 2008 -2009 school calendar for public schools; and

Government Notice No. 1151 of 31 October 2008 – Approval for change of date of registration for the 2010 and 2011 Senior Certificate Examination;

This Act has been amended by the Education Laws Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 31 of 2007);

The National Education Policy Act, 1996, (Act No. 27 of 1996) has been added to the site, and the following amendments have been applied:-

The Education Laws Amendment Act No. 100 of 1997, as published in Government Gazette No. 18480 dated 28 November 1997;

The Education Laws Amendment Act No. 48 of 1999, as published in Government Gazette No. 20650 dated 19 November 1999.