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Department of Basic Education
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that all schools have a
catchment area with a
radius of a maximum
of 3 km. This means
that schools may not
be more than a total of
6 km walking distance
to and from school (3
km each way). The
catchment area is the
area to be served by
a school. It defines
the distance between
a school and the
community it is serving
(s3.1 of the Norms and
Standards).
In addition, schools
must be in a location
which makes access
safe and easy. Section
3.4 of the Norms and
Standards prohibits the
location of schools next
to cemeteries, business
centres, railway
stations, taxi ranks,
sewage works, hotels
and busy roads. The
location should also
ensure easy access to
roads, sewage lines and
basic services, etc.
and Standards will be
phased in, in a propoor
sequence.
The National Policy for
an Equitable Provision
of an Enabling School
Physical, Teaching and
Learning Environment,
2008, and the
accompanying National
Norms and Standards
for School Infrastructure
provide that where a
school falls outside
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