1. The annual SNAP Survey for ordinary public school is the first important source of information and will be used in the administration and governance of schools, as well as the supply of resources.

2. The SNAP Survey for public and independent ordinary schools must be completed and signed off by the school principal on the CEMIS by 28 January 2014. The due date for IMG managers to sign off the online CEMIS SNAP Survey data is 31 January 2014.

3. Independent schools are requested to complete the survey in hard copy and arrange for the delivery of the completed SNAP survey form, signed off by the principal and IMG Manager, by no later than 31 January 2014.

4. Before sign-off on the CEMIS, the principals or their delegates, must ensure that the following have been done:
   1. All learners that are registered and attending school for 2014 must appear in their correct grade and class on the CEMIS.

   2. Any learner who was expected to return, but who did not arrive at your school by 28 January 2014 to take up enrolment, must be deregistered, as per the learner attendance policy. (These learners can be re-registered on CEMIS if they report for admission after 28 January 2014.)

   3. The list of educators on the CEMIS must be updated and verified, as per the current situation at the school for 2014, and their appointment status on the CEMIS record must be confirmed. A staff summary screen on the CEMIS will automatically populate using the verified educator data. The capture screens that report the number of staff at school must be completed accurately.

   4. The sign-off section of the survey must be completed.

Learner registration for the 2014 Annual National Assessments is required at the end of February 2014. Principals must ensure that language subjects and the language of learning and teaching are correctly captured for each learner before the end of February 2014. Data sign-off reports will be provided from 14 February 2014.

1. The subjects taken by all Grade 12 learners must be checked for correctness and completed for sign-off by 31 January 2014. The subject change request facility for Grade 12 learners will only be available until the end of January 2014.

2. The EMIS data quality will be linked to the norms and standards transfer payments. EMIS data compliance reports will be available to school principals on the CEMIS from March 2014.