Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Department of Basic Education
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This means that these
schools receive a
per-learner subsidy
from the DoE at least
equal to the no-fee
threshold xvi (adequacy
benchmark).
by the minister of
education in the
Government Gazette by
30 September of each
year
is responsible for
funding allocations
and related matters.
The relevant school
implements the no-fee
benefits.
School fee
exemptions
This policy makes
provision for the
exemption of parents
from paying school fees
at public schools that
are not classified as
no-fee schools.
The law provides for
a number of different
kinds of exemptions
from school fees: xvii
exemptions;
exemptions.
Automatic exemptions
The following
caregivers are
automatically exempt
from all school fees:
the responsibility of
a parent in respect
of a child placed
in a foster home, a
youth care centre, a
place of safety or an
orphanage;
kinship caregiver of
an orphan or of a
child who has been
abandoned by his or
her parents and who
has no visible means
of support;
Targeted beneficiaries
For automatic
exemptions
Foster parents
Children in places of
safety, in child and
youth care centres or in
an orphanage
Children who have
been orphaned or
abandoned and are
being cared for by
their extended family
members without a
formal foster care or
adoption order
Children living in
poverty who qualify for
the CSG
A child heading a childheaded
household or a
child living in a childheaded
household
For total and partial
exemptions
Children living in
poverty
Eligibility is determined
by the caregiver’s
income levels xviii
Full exemption
Caregivers will qualify
for a full exemption if
the annual school fees
are 10% or more of
the parents’ combined
gross annual income.
Application is made
by the parent/
caregiver directly to
the school governing
body.
If the school
governing body
declines the
application, an appeal
may be lodged with
the head of the DoE
in the province.
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