National Education Policy Act and South African Schools Act: Policy on Home Education: Comments invited

29th January 2018

I, Angelina Maisie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, after consultation with the Council of Education Ministers and in terms of sections 3(4) of the National Education Policy Act, 1996 ( Act No. 27 of 1996) read in conjunction with section 51 of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996), hereby give my intention to amend the policy for the registration of Learners for Home Education, promulgated
as Government Notice No 1411 in Government Gazette No 20659 of 23 November 1999, in view of this, I invite stakeholder bodies, interested
parties and members of the public to submit written comments on the draft amended policy document as set out in the Schedule.