Organisation : Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDOE)
Facility Name : Application To Register Private School
Province : Eastern Cape, South Africa
Website : https://eceducation.gov.za/parents/application-to-register-privateindependent-school
How To Apply To Register Private School in Eastern Cape?
A private school is an educational institution that is privately owned. Private schools must be recognised by and registered with the Department of Education.
Related / Similar Facility : ECDOE No Fee Schools Eastern Cape
Admission To Grade R:
The age of admission to Grade R is between four-and-a-half and five-and-a- half years old if the child turns six (6) on or before 30 June in the Grade 1 year.
Admission To Grade 1:
The age of admission to Grade 1 is five years old if the child turns six on or before 30 June in the Grade 1 year.
When you apply to a school to enrol your child, you must produce your child’s official birth certificate and proof that your child has been immunised. If you are not South African citizens, you also need a study permit and a temporary or permanent residence permit, or proof that you have applied for permission to stay in South Africa. For more information, go to Department of Education.
Steps To Follow:
1. Apply before the cut-off date between August and October.
2. Register at a school near you.
3. Submit a birth certificate and immunisation card, or transfer card and last school report for learners who have been to school previously.
If the child is not a South African citizen, also submit
** a study permit;
** a temporary or permanent residence permit from the Department of Home Affairs; and
** proof that you have applied for permission to stay in South Africa.
Legal framework: South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act 84 of 1996)
Service standard: It may take 1 to 6 weeks.
Cost: School fees vary from school to school.
Forms to complete: Application forms are available at schools.
Contact Details Hotline: 0800 202 933
National Guidelines On School Uniform
1. School uniform serves important social and educational purposes, and should be retained in those public schools that choose to do so.
2. The purpose of these guidelines therefore is to ensure that practices related to school uniform do not impede access to education in any manner and do not infringe any constitutional rights of persons.
3. The guidelines also seek to reduce the cost of school uniforms, especially for the poor, such that the obtaining of a uniform does not deter attendance or participation in school programmes.
4. This aim will be best achieved by rationalising the current extensive range of uniform options, and limiting the number of uniforms required by a single school, and, where practical, discouraging the “single supplier” approach to school uniform.
5. Furthermore, in response to growing levels of violence in some of our schools, many parents, teachers, and school officials see school uniforms as one positive and creative way to reduce discipline problems and increase school safety.
General Principles On School Uniform
1. Schools are discouraged from having more than one uniform. A basic school uniform could be adapted for local seasonal conditions, or for variations in weather and climate.
2. No child may be refused admission to a school because of an inability to obtain or wear the school uniform. Schools, through their School Governing Bodies, should make an effort to assist learners who are unable to afford a school uniform. The establishment of second-hand shops, run by schools, is therefore strongly encouraged.
3. Refusal to wear the approved school uniform may be treated as a disciplinary matter in terms of the Code of Conduct.
4. Individual interpretation and implementation of uniform specifications, particularly in respect of fabric, make and manufacturer should be allowed, within a reasonably flexible guideline