Admission policy case to be heard

Admission policy case to be heard

The Constitutional Court will hear arguments on Thursday relating to the admission policy of a former model C school.

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The Constitutional Court will hear arguments on Thursday relating to the admission policy of a former model C school.
 
According to Section27, Rivonia Primary School in Johannesburg refused to admit a Grade One pupil in 2011, saying it had no space. The education department intervened and instructed the school governing body (SGB) to override its policy and admit the pupil. The dispute between the department and the school centred around which of them had the final say in determining a school's capacity. 
 
The case was expected to determine who had the final say about how many children were admitted to a school, in what language they were taught, and who was excluded from a school on the basis of an SGB's admission and language policies. Section27 said the case would have an impact on another case regarding a school in Fochville, on the West Rand. 
 
Spokeswoman Nikki Stein said the organisation was representing 54 parents against the SGB of Hoërskool Fochville, a public school that adopted an Afrikaans language policy which excluded English-speaking pupils. Fochville SGB's refusal to become a dual medium school was said to discriminate against pupils on the grounds of their race. The Fochville case would be heard in the High Court in Johannesburg. Section27 and Fochville residents were expected to picket outside the Constitutional Court on Thursday.
 
-Sapa

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