1. The Department of Education has drawn up national guidelines for the election of school governing bodies to ensure conformity in the nomination and election process for governing bodies at public schools in all provinces. These Guidelines differ from the existing measures for the constitution and functions of governing bodies of ordinary public schools issued by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED), and which resulted that the above-mentioned measures published in Provincial Gazette Extraordinary 5946 of 31 January 2003, had to be revised accordingly.
2. A copy of the revised measures published in Provincial Gazette Extraordinary 6519 of 20 May 2008, is attached. These measures replace the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and come into operation from the date of publication.
3. Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of chairpersons of governing bodies and all other persons concerned.


SIGNED: HA LEWIS
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2008:06:18


The documents, referred to in this Minute were sent to schools.