Mpumalanga Department of Education issues guidelines for 2023 learner admissions
The departmental spokesperson said the admissions process will also assist schools to focus on their basic mandate of offering teaching and learning on the first day of the reopening of schools.
The Mpumalanga Department of Education has recently issued regulations regarding admissions for 2023.
According to the department, it is mandatory for every public school within the province to ensure that learners of schoolgoing age are duly admitted and registered before August 31, 2022.
The spokesperson for the provincial department, Jasper Zwane, said principals are expected to manage this process in a fair and professional manner.
“They must keep learner admission registers and also capture all learners’ information in the South African School Administration and Management System. The required learner data must at all times be accurate, authentic, reliable and valid.”
Zwane said no learner may be denied admission to a public school on the basis that his or her parents are unable to pay school fees or do not subscribe to the religious policy of the school.
“Children who seek admission without the required documents (like birth certificates, identity documents, study permits, passports, and proof of residence) must not be denied admission. The principal of a school must accept alternative proof, such as an affidavit or a sworn statement signed by the parent, caregiver or guardian of the learner concerned, and thereafter help to liaise with the relevant sister departments towards the attainment of such documents.”
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Schools are equally expected to establish functional and active admission committees to ensure that the admission of learners for 2023 takes place in a fair, just and professional manner.
Parents are advised to seek admission at nearby schools to mitigate against situations where learners will travel long distances.
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They are also urged to apply for admission before the deadline so as to ease the administrative burden on schools, to enable them to plan properly for the year ahead.
