South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996)Chapter 4 : Funding of Public Schools35. Norms and standards for school funding |
| 1) | Subject to the Constitution and this Act, the Minister must determine national quintiles for public schools and national norms and standards for school funding after consultation with the Council of Education Ministers and the Minister of Finance. |
| 2) | The norms and standards for school funding contemplated in subsection (1) must- |
| a) | set out criteria for the distribution of state funding to all public schools in a fair and equitable manner; |
| b) | provide for a system in terms of which learners at all public schools can be placed into quintiles, referred to as national quintiles for learners, according to financial means; |
| c) | provide for a system in terms of which all public schools in the Republic can be placed into quintiles referred to as national quintiles for public schools, according to the distribution of learners in the national quintiles for learners; and |
| d) | determine the procedure in terms of which the Member of the Executive Council must apply the criteria contemplated in paragraph (a). |