Documents on Education

2007 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, 26 October 2006

Adult Basic Education and Training Act [No. 52 of 2000]

Adult Basic Education and Training Act: National Advisory Board: Nominations (Gazette 23337, Notice 574), 26 April 2002

Adult Basic Education and Training Act: National Norms and Standards for Funding Public Adult Learning Centres: Draft (Gazette 25712, Notice 3292), 14 November 2003

Adult Basic Education and Trading Act: Regulations: Minimum requirements of agreement for use of school facilities by public centre (Gazette 25904, Notice 21), 9 January 2004

Adult Basic Education and Training Act: Regulations: Minimum requirements of an agreement between the Head of Department and School Governing Body for reasonable use of school facilities by Adult Basic Education and Training Learning Centre: Draft (Gazette 23899, Notice 1850), 4 October 2002

Adult Basic Education and Training Act: Regulations: National Advisory Board: Establishment, composition and functioning (Gazette 23087, Notice 154), 1 February 2002

Adult Basic Education and Training Bill [B42-2000]

Adult Basic Education and Training Bill [B42A-2000]

Adult Basic Education and Training Bill [B42B-2000]

Adult Basic Education and Training Bill [B42C-2000]

Adult Basic Education and Training Bill [B42D-2000]

Adult Basic Education and Training Policy Document, 1996

Adult General Education and Training Bill: Draft (Gazette 21052, Notice 1505), 31 March 2000

Appointment of members to the Ministerial Project Committee of the "Masifunde Sonke" project (Gazette 22839, Notice 1195), 23 November 2001

Appointment of ministerial committee to review and assess extent to which gender equity has been implemented throughout education system (Gazette 26890, Notice 1201), 11 October 2004

Appointment of Ministerial Review Committee on Rural Education (Gazette 26149, Notice 379), 11 March 2004

Consultative Paper on Special Education, 30 August 1999

Creating Comprehensive Universities In South Africa: A Concept Document, January 2004

Criteria and guidelines for short courses and skills programmes: Discussion document (Gazette 24042, Notice 1437), 15 November 2002

Department of Education Annual Report 2003/2004, 31 August 2004

Department of Education Annual Report 2002/2003, October 2003

Department of Education Annual Report 2001/2002, October 2002

Department of Education Strategic Plan 2002-2004, 2002

Development of Level Descriptors for National Qualifications Framework (Gazette 21679, Notice 1053), 24 October 2000

Draft Revised National Curriculum Statement, 30 July 2001 

Early Childhood Development Interim Policy, 1996

Education and HIV/AIDS: A Window of Hope, 8 May 2002

Education and Training White Paper, 15 March 1995

Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2002, 12 November 2002

Education in South Africa: Achievements since 1994, May 2001

Education in South Africa: Selected findings from Census '96, released on 14 May 2002

Education Laws Amendment Act [No. 24 of 2005]

Education Laws Amendment Act [No. 1 of 2004]

Education Laws Amendment Act [No. 100 of 1997]

Education Laws Amendment Act [No. 48 of 1999]

Education Laws Amendment Act [No. 50 of 2002]

Education Laws Amendment Act [No. 53 of 2000]

Education Laws Amendment Act [No. 57 of 2001]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B31-2002]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B31A-2002]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B31B-2002]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B38-2003]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B38A-2003]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B38B-2003]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B38C-2003]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B38D-2003]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B44-99]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B44A-99]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B44B-99]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B48-2000]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B48A-2000]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B48B-2000]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B55-2001]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B55A-2001]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B55B-2001]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B85-97]

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B85A-97] 

Education Laws Amendment Bill [B85B-97]

Education Laws Amendment Bill: Draft (Gazette 21052, Notice 1447), 31 March 2000

Education Laws Amendment Bill: Draft (Gazette 22218, Notice 828), 9 April 2001

Education Laws Amendment Bill: Draft (Gazette 24814, Notice 593), 29 April 2003

Education Statistics in South African at a Glance in 2001, 14 October 2003

Education Status Report, June 1999

e-Education White Paper: Draft, August 2003

Employment of Educators Act: Conditions of service (Gazette 24948, Notice 267), 21 February 2003

Employment of Educators Act: Conditions of service (Gazette 25303, Notice 1172), 15 August 2003

Employment of Educators Act: Determination of salary adjustments for educators (Gazette 23934, Notice 1287), 11 October 2002

Employment of Educators Act: Improvement in conditions of service: Annual cost-of-living adjustment for educators and implementation of new inclusive flexible remuneration package dispensation (Gazette 27816, Notice 746), 22 July 2005

Employment of Educators Act: Inclusive remuneration package system for middle managers (Gazette 27570, Notice 440), 13 May 2005

Employment of Educators Act: New Housing Allowance Scheme (Gazette 27712, Notice 617), 1 July 2005

Employment of Educators Act: New Housing Allowance Scheme (Gazette 27657, Notice 536), 6 June 2005

Employment of Educators Act: Post Distribution Model for the allocation of educator posts to schools: Draft (Gazette 23783, Notice 1120), 23 August 2002

Employment of Educators Act: Regulations: Role of managers prior to strike action (Gazette 21050, Notice 327), 31 March 2000

Employment of Educators Act: Repeal of regulations and determining of conditions (Gazette 22961, Notice 1400), 19 December 2001

Employment of Educators Act: Repeal of regulations and determining of conditions: Correction (Gazette 24140, Notice 3417), 13 December 2002

Employment of Educators Act: Terms and conditions of employment (Gazette 22594, Notice 774), 24 August 2001

Employment of Educators Bill [B90-98]

Employment of Educators Bill [B90A-98]

Employment of Educators Bill [B90B-98]

Financing, resourcing and costs of education in public schools: Review: Extension of closing date for comments (Gazette 24790, Notice 1304), 22 April 2003

Financing, resourcing and costs of education in public schools: Review (Gazette 25031, Notice 374), 14 March 2003

First Report of the Minister of Education to the President, November 1999

Forgotten schools: Right to Basic Education for Children on Farms in South Africa, May 2004 - HRW [outside link]

Further Education and Training Act [No. 98 of 1998]

Further Education and Training Act: Information required of owners prior to the registration of private further education and training institutions (Gazette 22114, Notice 213), 2 March 2001

Further Education and Training Act: National Board for Further Education and Training: Nominations (Gazette 27054, Notice 1411), 3 December 2004

Further Education and Training Act: National Funding Norms and Standards for FET Colleges: Draft (Gazette 28205, Notice 1207), 4 November 2005

Further Education and Training Act: Private Further Education and Training Institutions: Registration: Applications (Gazette 27660, Notice 537), 6 June 2005

Further Education and Training Act: Regulations: Prohibition of initiation practices in further education and training institutions: Draft (Gazette 24912, Notice 708), 27 May 2003

Further Education and Training Act: Regulations: Registration of private further education and training institutions: Draft (Gazette 23916, Notice 1258), 7 October 2002

Further Education and Training Act: Regulations: Registration of Private Further Education and Training Institutions (Gazette 25642, Notice 1602), 31 October 2003

Further Education and Training Bill [B57-98]

Further Education and Training Bill [B57A-98]

Further Education and Training Bill [B57B-98]

Further Education and Training Certificate: Discussion document (Gazette 21501, Notice 3077), 1 September 2000

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act [No. 58 of 2001]

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act: General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Council (Umalusi): Nominations (Gazette 27248, Notice 157), 4 February 2005

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act: General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Council: Nominations (Gazette 23114, Notice 165), 8 February 2002

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act: Ministerial Committee to investigate irregularities in conduct of 2004 Senior Certificate examinations in Mpumalanga: Appointment (Gazette 27223, Notice 77), 28 January 2005

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act: Nominations for three vacancies in General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Council (Umalusi) (Gazette 26351, Notice 603), 14 May 2004

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act: Regulations: Issuing of certificates by General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Council: Amendment (Gazette 27249, Notice 158), 4 February 2005

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act: Regulations: Issuing of certificates by Council: Draft (Gazette 25119, Notice 906), 20 June 2003

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Bill [B57-2001]

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Bill [B57A-2001]

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Bill [B57B-2001]

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Bill: Draft (Gazette 21052, Notice 1446), 31 March 2000

General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Bill: Draft (Gazette 22218, Notice 828), 9 April 2001

General Education and Training Certificate: Discussion Document (Gazette 21888, Notice 4654), 14 December 2000

Green Paper on Further Education and Training, April 1998

Guidelines for Education and Training Quality Assurance Bodies: Establishing Criteria for the registration of Assessors: Discussion Document (Gazette 21888, Notice 4659), 14 December 2000

Guidelines for Education and Training Quality Assurance Bodies: Establishing criteria for registration of assessors: Discussion document (Gazette 22288, Notice 403), 11 May 2001

Guidelines for Integrated Assessment: Discussion document (Gazette 26629, Notice 916), 6 August 2004

Guidelines for the Assessment of Learners in Grade 9 in 2002, February 2002

Higher Education Act [No. 101 of 1997]

Higher Education Act: Change of name of Technikon Free State to Central University of Technology, Free State: Correction (Gazette 26373, Notice 635), 21 May 2004

Higher Education Act: Change of name of Technikon Free State to Central University of Technology, Free State (Gazette 26191, Notice 410), 26 March 2004

Higher Education Act: Change of name of the University of the Orange Free State to 'University of Free State' (Gazette 22081, Notice 160), 19 February 2001

Higher Education Act: Change of name of Vaal Triangle Technkon to Vaal University of Technology (Gazette 26117, Notice 351), 19 March 2004

Higher Education Act: Closure of Vista University (Gazette 26410, Notice 668), 28 May 2004

Higher Education Act: Closure of Vista University: Comments invited (Gazette 25851, Notice 1), 9 January 2004

Higher Education Act: Council on Higher Education: Nominations (Gazette 23131, Notice 194), 15 February 2002

Higher Education Act: Declaration of colleges of education as subdivisions of universities and technikons (Gazette 21913, Notice 1383), 15 December 2000

Higher Education Act: Funding of public higher education (Gazette 25824, Notice 1791), 9 December 2003

Higher Education Act: Higher Education Qualifications Framework: Draft (Gazette 26559, Notice 1322), 7 July 2004

Higher Education Act: Incorporation of subdivision of public higher education institution with another public higher education institution: Bloemfontein campus of Vista University with University of the Free State (Gazette 25737, Notice 1697), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Incorporation of subdivision of public higher education institution with another public higher education institution: East London campus of Rhodes University with University of Fort Hare (Gazette 25737, Notice 1692), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Incorporation of subdivision of public higher education institution with another public higher education institution: East Rand and Soweto campuses of Vista University with Rand Afrikaans University (Gazette 25737, Notice 1694), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Incorporation of subdivision of public higher education institution with another public higher education institution: Mamelodi campus of Vista University with University of Pretoria (Gazette 25737, Notice 1696), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Incorporation of subdivision of public higher education institution with another public higher education institution: Port Elizabeth campus of Vista University with University of Port Elizabeth (Gazette 25737, Notice 1693, 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Incorporation of subdivision of public higher education institution with another public higher education institution: School of Dentistry of University of Stellenbosch with University of the Western Cape (Gazette 25737, Notice 1699), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Incorporation of subdivision of public higher education institution with another public higher education institution: Sebokeng campus of Vista with North West University (Gazette 25737, Notice 1695), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Incorporation of subdivision of public higher education institution with another public higher education institution: Welkom campus of Vista University with Technikon Free State (Gazette 25737, Notice 1698), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Independent Assessor's Report on investigation at University of Durban Westville (Gazette 25671, Notice 3195), 4 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Investigation into affairs of the University of the North (Gazette 21654, Notice 4067), 16 October 2000

Higher Education Act: Language Policy for Higher Education (Gazette 24101, Notice 1485), 25 November 2002

Higher Education Act: Medical University of Southern Africa: Statute Gazette 21753, Notice 1153), 16 November 2000

Higher Education Act: Merger of Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon (Gazette 25737, Notice 1700), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Merger of public higher education Institutions: Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon: Amendment (Gazette 26956, Notice 1298), 1 November 2004

Higher Education Act: Merger of public higher education institutions: University of Transkei, Border Technikon and Eastern Cape Technikon (Gazette 27115, Notice 1465), 17 December 2004

Higher Education Act: Merger of Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and University of North-West (Gazette 25737, Notice 1689), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Merger of Public Education Institutions: Revoking of notices (Gazette 23049, Notice 71), 23 January 2002

Higher Education Act: Merger of Public Higher Education Institutions: Technikon Natal and ML Sultan Technikon (Gazette 23001, Notice 14), 4 January 2002

Higher Education Act: Merger of Public Higher Education Institutions: University of South Africa and Technikon SA (Gazette 23001, Notice 13), 4 January 2002

Higher Education Act: Merger of Rand Afrikaans University and Technikon Witwatersrand (Gazette 25737, Notice 1702), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Merger of Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria (Gazette 25737, Notice 1690), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Merger of Technikon SA and University of South Africa (Gazette 25737, Notice 1691), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Merger of University of Natal and University of Durban-Westville (Gazette 25737, Notice 1688), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Merger of University of Port Elizabeth and Port Elizabeth Technikon (Gazette 25737, Notice 1701), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Merger of University of the North and Medical University of Southern Africa (Gazette 25737, Notice 1703), 14 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Merging of the Distance Education Centre (VUDEC), a Subdivision of the University of Vista with the Open Learning University of South Africa (Gazette 23001, Notice 15), 4 January 2002

Higher Education Act: Minimum admission requirements: Higher certificate, diploma and bachelor's degree programmes requiring a National Senior Certificate (Gazette 27961, Notice 1632), 26 August 2005

Higher Education Act: North West University: Statute (Gazette 27872, Notice 975), 8 August 2005

Higher Education Act: Policy and procedures for measurement of research output of public higher education institutions (Gazette 25583, Regulation Gazette 7794), 14 October 2003

Higher Education Act: Policy and procedures for measurement of research output of public higher education institutions (Gazette 25527, Regulation Gazette 7784), 10 October 2003

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge Bloemfontein Campus of Vista University with the University of the Free State (Gazette 23550, Notice 858), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge Border Technikon, Easter Cape Technikon and the University of the Transkei (Gazette 23550, Notice 865), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon (Gazette 23550, Notice 869), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge East London Campus of Rhodes University, the Health Sciences Faculty (University of the Transkei) and the University of Fort Hare (Gazette 23550, Notice 864), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge Port Elizabeth Technikon, University of Port Elizabeth and the Port Elizabeth Campus of Vista University (Gazette 23550, Notice 863), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge Rand Afrikaans University, Technikon Witwatersrand and the East Rand and Soweto Campuses of Vista University (Gazette 23550, Notice 860), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge School of Dentistry (University of Stellenbosch) with University of the Western Cape (Gazette 23550, Notice 857), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North West and Technikon Pretoria (Gazette 23550, Notice 866), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge University of Durban-Westville and the University of Natal (Gazette 23550, Notice 867), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge University of the North West, the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the Sebokeng Campus of Vista University (Gazette 23550, Notice 862), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge University of the North, University of Venda and the Medical University of Southern Africa (Gazette 23550, Notice 868), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Proposal to merge Welkom Campus of Vista University with Technikon (Gazette 23550, Notice 859), 24 June 2002

Higher Education Act: Regulations: Annual reporting by higher education institutions (Gazette 25407, Notice 1240), 29 August 2003

Higher Education Act: Regulations: Annual reporting by higher education institutions: Draft (Gazette 24947, Notice 263), 21 February 2003

Higher Education Act: Regulations: Registration of private higher education institutions (Gazette 24143, Regulation Gazette 7535), 13 December 2002

Higher Education Act: Regulations: Registration of private higher education institutions (Gazette 24976, Notice 335), 28 February 2003

Higher Education Act: Requirements and conditions for matriculation endorsement and issuing of certificates of exemption (Gazette 21805, Notice 1226), 1 December 2000

Higher Education Act: Requirements and conditions for matriculation endorsement and issuing of certificates of exemption (Gazette 23900, Notice 1272), 11 October 2002

Higher Education Act: Requirements and conditions for matriculation endorsement and issuing of certificates of exemption (Gazette 25506, Notice 1354), 26 September 2003

Higher Education Act: Rhodes University Statute (Gazette 27390, Notice 234), 15 March 2005

Higher Education Act: Standard Institutional Statute (Gazette 23065, Notice 377), 27 March 2002

Higher Education Act: Standard Institutional Statute: Amendment (Gazette 25698, Notice 1647), 7 November 2003

Higher Education Act: Standard Institutional Statute: Draft (Gazette 23061, Notice 85), 25 January 2002

Higher Education Act: Statute: University of the Western Cape (Gazette 27556, Notice 427), 4 May 2005

Higher Education Act: Statute of University of Cape Town (Gazette 26094, Notice 259), 26 February 2004

Higher Education Act: Statute of University of Fort Hare: Amendment (Gazette 25987, Notice 124), 4 February 2004

Higher Education Act: Statute of University of the Witwatersrand: Amendment (Gazette 26350, Notice 602), 14 May 2004

Higher Education Act: Statute of the University of Zululand: Amendment (Gazette 27114, Notice 1464), 17 December 2004

Higher Education Act: Statute of the University of Zululand: Amendment: Correction (Gazette 27222, Notice 76), 28 January 2005

Higher Education Act: Technikon Free State: Statute: Amendment (Gazette 24617, Notice 457), 28 March 2003

Higher Education Act: Technikon SA: Statute: Amendment (Gazette 25051 Notice 751), 4 June 2003

Higher Education Act: Technikon SA: Statute: Amendment (Gazette 24909, Notice 707), 30 May