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ZAF-1996-L-93985
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Title_of_text
South African Schools Act, 1996 [No. 84 of 1996].
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Education, vocational guidance and training
Adopted on (Date of text)
1996-11-15
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for a uniform system for the organization, governance and funding of schools. Schedule 2 amends provisions of the Educators' Employment Act 1994 relating to, inter alia, appointment, promotion, transfer and secondment of school teachers.
Inter alia sets out the compulsory school age which is that all children must attend school from the first school day of the year in which such learner reaches the age of seven years until the last school day of the year in which such learner reaches the age of fifteen years or the ninth grade, whichever occurs first.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1994-08-26 (ZAF-1994-L-40051)
Educators' Employment Act, 1994 (No. 138 of 1994)
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2000-11-22 (ZAF-2000-L-58441)
Education Laws Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 53 of 2000).
Amending text(s)
2002-11-28 (ZAF-2002-L-63102)
Education Laws Amendment Act (No. 50 of 2002).
Amending text(s)
2007-12-21 (ZAF-2007-L-78545)
Education Laws Amendment Act , [No. 31 of 2007].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
South African Government Information
Country
South Africa
URL
http://www.info.gov.za
File
ZAF93985.pdf (PDF of Act)