1. The Provincial Minister responsible for education in the Western Cape, acting in terms of section 48(2) of the Western Cape Provincial School Education Act, 1997 (Act 12 of 1997) has determined the Functions and Procedures for the Establishment and Election of Representative Councils of Learners at Public Schools.

2. The attached determinations repeal the following Measures

  1. measure 24 of the Measures relating to Governing Bodies and a Representative Council of Learners for Public Schools (excluding Public Schools for Learners with Special Education Needs), published as Provincial Notice 164/2008 in Provincial Gazette Extraordinary 6519 of 20 May 2008;

  2. measure 24 of the Measures relating to Governing Bodies and a Representative Council of Learners of Public Schools for Learners with Special Education Needs (including Public Schools for Learners Sent or Transferred thereto in terms of the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005); the Western Cape Provincial School Act, 1997 (Act 12 of 1997), and/or the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act 51 of 1977), as amended), published as Provincial Notice 278/2008 in Provincial Gazette Extraordinary 6554 of 12 September 2008; and

  3. measure 19 of the Measures relating to Governing Bodies and a Representative Council of Learners of Public Schools for Learners Sent or Transferred thereto in terms of the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005); the Western Cape Provincial School Act, 1997 (Act 12 of 1997), and/or the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act 51 of 1977), as amended, published as Provincial Notice 279/2008 in Provincial Gazette Extraordinary 6554 of 12 September 2008,

and come into effect on 1 January 2015.

3. Please note that, in terms of the measures mentioned in paragraph 2, schools which have already held successful elections during the fourth term of 2014 for the establishment of Representative Councils of Learners for the 2015 academic year need not hold new elections.

4. This circular must be read in conjunction with Institutional Management and Governance Planning Minute: 0015/2014 dated 26 November 2014.

5. Principals are requested to bring the content of this circular to the attention of all stakeholders.


SIGNED: PA VINJEVOLD
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2015:01:12

Western Cape Provincial School Education Act, 1997  (size: 61 KB)
Provincial Gazette Extraordinary 7317  (size: 288 KB)