South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996)Chapter 2 : Learners11. Representative council of learners |
| 1) | A representative council of learners at the school must be established at every public school enrolling learners in the eighth grade or higher, and such council is the only recognised and legitimate representative learner body at the school. |
| 2) | Subject to policy made in terms of section 3(4)(g) of the National Education Policy Act, 1996 (Act No. 27 of 1996), the Member of the Executive Council must, by notice in the Provincial Gazette, determine the functions and the procedures for the establishment and election of representative councils of learners. |
| 3) | The Member of the Executive Council may, by notice in the Provincial Gazette, exempt a public school for learners with special education needs from complying with subsection (1) if it is not practically possible for a representative council of learners to be established at the school. |