South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Exemption of parents from payment of School Fees in Public Schools, 20051. Definitions |
In these regulations, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned to it and, unless the context indicates otherwise—
means an application by a parent for total, partial or conditional exemption from paying school fees;
means the total exemption available to—
| (a) | a person who has the responsibility of a parent in respect of a child placed in— |
| (i) | a foster home; |
| (ii) | a youth care centre; |
| (iii) | a place of safety; or |
| (iv) | an orphanage; |
| (b) | a person who is a kinship caregiver of an orphan or of a child who— |
| (i) | has been abandoned by his or her parents; and |
| (ii) | is without any visible means of support; |
| (c) | a person who receives a social grant on behalf of a child; or |
| (d) | a child who heads a household; |
means the annual gross income of the parents, calculated together, or, if a learner has only one parent, the total annual gross income of such parent;
includes a chief, minister of religion or headman, or a councillor of a local authority;
means the exemption granted to a parent who—
| (a) | qualifies for partial exemption but, owing to personal circumstances beyond his or her control, cannot pay even the reduced amount; or |
| (b) | does not qualify for exemption but supplies information indicating his or her inability to pay school fees owing to personal circumstances beyond his or her control, |
which exemption the school governing body grants with the proviso that the parent agrees to certain conditions for the payment of the school fees;
means the total, partial or conditional exemption of parents who are unable to pay school fees from the payment of such fees;
means—
| (a) | gross salary or wages; |
| (b) | money received from investments; and |
| (c) | profit gained from any form of business undertaking; |
means a parent as defined in the Act;
means the financial concession granted to a parent in terms of which he or she is liable for the payment of only a portion of the school fees;
means the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996); and
means the financial concession—
| (a) | granted to a parent in accordance with the calculation result contemplated in regulation 6(3); or |
| (b) | available to a parent as a result of his or her qualifying for the automatic exemption contemplated in regulation 4(3). |