I, Angelina Matsie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, hereby, in terms of sections 3(4)(1) and 7 of the National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996), and after consultation with the Council of Education Ministers, approve the amendment to national education policy as stipulated in the policy documents promulgated as Government Notices, No 722 and 723, Government Gazette No. 34600 of 12 September 2011 :