Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections regarding the reopening of schools and measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the National Department of Basic Education, and Provincial Departments of Education, and all schools in the Republic of South Africa16. Social distancing and timetable models |
| (1) | Every school, hostel or office must comply with the social distancing requirements as prescribed in the Regulations, DBE Standard Operating Procedures and DBE Guidelines. |
| (2) | Subject to sub-direction (1), schools may consider and apply any of following available timetable models suitable for their context and functionality: |
| (a) | Daily and weekly rotation; |
| (b) | bi-weekly rotation; |
| (c) | platooning or shifts; |
| (d) | traditional and daily attendance; or |
| (e) | a hybrid of the latter. |
| (3) | Schools with large enough facilities to comply with health, safety, and social distancing requirements do not have to change their traditional and daily timetable models, and may continue to operate in accordance with those timetable models. |
| (4) | A school that has a large enough facility may accommodate more than 50 learners, officials and parents in that facility at a time, strictly for educational purposes: Provided that all health, safety and social distancing measures for COVID-19 are complied with. |