Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Department of Basic Education
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Admission
and accommodation
of
learners with
special needs,
including those
living with
disabilities
Education White Paper
6 (DoE 2001: 15) on
inclusive education
makes provision for
three levels of schools
for children with
additional educational
needs, linked to their
specific circumstances:
schools which
must be equipped
to register and
accommodate the
needs of learners
facing barriers that
require low-intensive
support;
that are equipped
to provide moderate
levels of support. The
White Paper requires
one such school per
school district;
providing highintensive
support.
Targeted beneficiaries
Children with different
learning needs due
to their vulnerable
circumstances,
including children
living with a disability
Ordinary public
schools
Full-service schools
Special schools
Education policies
require that children
with different learning
needs/challenges,
including those who
are HIV+ and children
living with a disability,
be accommodated
in ordinary public
schools or full-service
schools (ordinary public
schools with additional
teaching facilities) and
that referral to special
schools be the last
action of choice.
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