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Department of Basic Education<br />

Early childhood development<br />

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The National Integrated Plan <strong>for</strong> Early Childhood Development<br />

EPWP ECD initiative to scale up ECD <strong>for</strong> 0–4 year olds<br />

Grade R<br />

National School Nutrition Programme<br />

The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) provides nutrition education, parasite<br />

control <strong>and</strong> micronutrient supplementation <strong>and</strong> food in the <strong>for</strong>m of one meal or snack a<br />

day.<br />

Table 5.1 Programme/service map: Department of Education<br />

Programmes <strong>and</strong> <strong>services</strong> that guaranteed admission, accommodation <strong>and</strong> retention of <strong>vulnerable</strong><br />

learners in schools<br />

Programme/<br />

<strong>services</strong><br />

Description of the<br />

<strong>programmes</strong>/actual<br />

service provided<br />

Targeted beneficiaries/<br />

qualifying criteria/how to<br />

obtain the service<br />

Delivery mechanism/<br />

service providers<br />

Admission<br />

<strong>and</strong><br />

registration<br />

of all<br />

<strong>vulnerable</strong><br />

children<br />

at public<br />

schools<br />

Schooling is compulsory<br />

<strong>for</strong> all children between<br />

the ages of 7 <strong>and</strong> 15<br />

years.<br />

The South African<br />

Schools Act prohibits<br />

schools from unfairly<br />

discriminating against<br />

children in their<br />

admission policies <strong>and</strong><br />

practices (s5(1)).<br />

Targeted beneficiaries<br />

All children<br />

In order to register<br />

a child at a public<br />

school, the following<br />

documents are<br />

required:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

school report from<br />

previous school of<br />

attendance.<br />

The school governing<br />

bodies are responsible<br />

<strong>for</strong> developing the<br />

individual school<br />

admission policies.<br />

The policies must<br />

comply with the<br />

National Admission<br />

Policy <strong>and</strong> Schools<br />

Act.<br />

Application <strong>for</strong><br />

admission is made to<br />

local schools.<br />

Admission<br />

<strong>and</strong><br />

registration<br />

of children<br />

without<br />

supporting<br />

documents i<br />

In order to register a<br />

child at a public school,<br />

the following documents<br />

are required:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

school report from<br />

previous school of<br />

attendance.<br />

Targeted beneficiaries<br />

All children<br />

Children who do not<br />

have documents<br />

<br />

birth certificate,<br />

the child must<br />

be conditionally<br />

accepted by the<br />

school until a copy<br />

of the birth certificate<br />

can be obtained from<br />

the DoHA.<br />

Local school<br />

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