National Education Policy Act, 1996

Act 27 of 1996

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Citation
Act 27 of 1996
Date
24 April 1996
Language
English
Type
Act
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16 April 1996
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Gazette 421
1. Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 1996-11-16 number 200
2. Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2002-07-30 number 903
3. Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2006-07-03 number 1553
4. Gauteng Provincial Gazette dated 1999-01-18 number 6
5. Gauteng Provincial Gazette dated 2008-08-20 number 223
6. Gauteng Provincial Gazette dated 2011-09-19 number 216
7. Gauteng Provincial Gazette dated 2011-10-20 number 246
8. Gauteng Provincial Gazette dated 2011-12-28 number 301
9. Gauteng Provincial Gazette dated 2012-05-09 number 127
10. Gauteng Provincial Gazette dated 2018-07-30 number 209
Judgment 22
1. Head of Department : Mpumalanga Department of Education and Another v Hoërskool Ermelo and Another [2009] ZACC 32 (14 October 2009) 56 citations
2. Hoffmann v South African Airways [2000] ZACC 17 (28 September 2000) 19 citations
3. Minister of Education v Harris [2001] ZACC 25 (5 October 2001) 16 citations
4. Christian Education South Africa v Minister of Education [2000] ZACC 11 (18 August 2000) 11 citations
5. Beweging vir Christelik-Volkseie Onderwys and Others v Minister of Education and Others (308/2011) [2012] ZASCA 45 (29 March 2012) 8 citations
6. Federation of Governing Bodies for South African Schools (FEDSAS) v Member of the Executive Council for Education, Gauteng and Another [2016] ZACC 14 (20 May 2016) 7 citations
7. BoE Trust Ltd NO and Another (in their capacities as co-trustees of the Jean Pierre De Villiers Trust 5208/2006) (846/2011) [2012] ZASCA 147 (28 September 2012) 6 citations
8. Christian Education South Africa v Minister of Education [1998] ZACC 16 (14 October 1998) 6 citations
9. Zuma v Democratic Alliance and Others; Acting National Director of Public Prosecutions and Another v Democratic Alliance and Another (1170 of 2016; 771 of 2016) [2017] ZASCA 146 (13 October 2017) 6 citations
10. Curators Ad Litem to Certain Potential Beneficiaries of Emma Smith Educational Fund v The University of KwaZulu-Natal and Others (510/2009) [2010] ZASCA 136 (1 October 2010) 5 citations
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4. Directions Regarding the Re-opening of Schools and Measures to Address, Prevent and Combat the Spread of COVID-19 in the National Department of Basic Education, and Provincial Departments of Education, and all Schools in the Republic of South Africa
5. Directions regarding the full time return of learners to schools and measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in the National Department of Basic Education, and Provincial Departments of Education, and all schools in the Republic of South Africa
Government Notice 1
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