SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY HOUGHTON PRIMARY Date 18 July

SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY HOUGHTON PRIMARY Date: 18 July 2019

Academic Policy Learners Overview SGB Professional Affiliations/Co mmunity Department of Education (Gauteng) Values Key Skills Headcount/ Staff Financial/ Budgets Projects

2 nd Term Performance 2019 Homework Monitoring School Uniform/Learner Discipline New Com Admission munic Policy ation Platfor m Strate Conclusion gy

01 2 nd Term Performance

NUMBER OF FAILURE PER GRADE TERM 2 INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR PHASE GRADE NUMBER OF LEARNERS PASSED FAILURE RATE 4 5 6 7 87 80 67 79 53 70 67 51 32 10 0 28 37% 13% 0% 35%

NUMBER OF FAILURE PER GRADE TERM 2 GRADE R, 1, 2, 3 GRADE NUMBER OF LEARNERS PASSED LEANERS AT FAILURE RISK RATE R 1 2 3 84 88 94 81 79 79 81 74 5 9 13 7 6% 10% 14% 9%

WHAT IS THE WAY FORWARD ? DISCUSSION 10 -15 Mins

02 HOMEWORK AND HOMEWORK DIARIES

HOMEWORK AND DIARIES GRADE R - 3 GRADE 4 - 7 • Learners have to write the homework diary • Home diaries are communication themselves for each subject every day purposes only; • Homework must be signed weekly in the • Parents/After Care Supervisor must check that the homework is completed before homework book; signing the diary every day. • Some don’t bring homework book to school daily; • Some don’t have the homework diary because of book fees not paid and did not receive one.

PROBLEMS WE ARE EXPERIENCING Homework is NOT written down by learners; Learners tell parents they have no homework Homework diaries not at school; Homework is written down but not done; Homework not done but parents sign that it is done; Parents signing for the whole week in advance; Parents not signing the diary at all – no messages seen from educator; • Parents not checking books and diaries • •

WHAT IS THE WAY FORWARD ? DISCUSSION 10 -15 Mins

03 DISCIPLINE AND SCHOOL UNIFORM

STATISTICS FOR TERM 1 & TERM 2 DISCIPLINARY CASES TERM NUMBER OF LEARNERS ISSUES NUMBER OF SUSPENSION TERM 1 7 Fighting Disrespecting Educator Illegal substance Touching children inappropriately 7 TERM 2 10 Causing bodily harm Bullying Fighting Disrespecting Educator 10 • Late coming. • Make use of the parking to drop off and pick up.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

SCHOOL UNIFORM/HAIR STYLES

WHAT IS THE WAY FORWARD ? DISCUSSION 10 -15 Mins

04 NEW ADMISSION POLICY

PREAMBLE 5. 1 The governing body of (Name of School) has determined this admissions policy in line with Section 5 (5) of the South African Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996 (SASA) and National and Provincial legislation and regulations as per the legislative framework in Section 8 below. 5. 2 This admission policy articulates (Name of School’s) commitment to ensuring that all learners have access to quality education without fear of discrimination on any grounds whatsoever. To this effect, any learner that applies for admission to any grade in this school will be subjected to a fair and equitable admissions process that is aligned to all relevant National and Provincial legislation.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSIONS Grade 1 and / or Grade 8 Applications (i) For Grade 1 and/or Grade 8 learner applications for admission, this school will accept only applications made through the on-line application system available on the Department’s website. (ii) This school will neither offer any hard copy application forms for admission to any parent applying for admission to Grade 1 or Grade 8, nor request parents to use the school’s online admissions application system to apply for Grade 1 and Grade 8.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSIONS Applications of in-grades (Grade 2 to 7) and (Grade 9 to 12) Parents applying for admission of in-grades learners (Grade 2 to 7 and Grade 9 – 12) to this school for the first time will be: (i) issued with an application form which must be duly completed and returned to the school within the stipulated timeframes. (Refer to Annexure A for Application form); (ii) required to submit the following supporting documentation for admission to the school: (aa) a certified copy of the learner’s birth certificate; (bb) certified copy of the parent’s identity document, or a temporary ID Document in case the parent does not have an identity document; (cc) proof that the child has been immunised at a public or registered private health establishment; NB! in case of admission to a primary school ONLY (dd) proof of the parent's residential or work address; (ee) in the event of a sibling at the school, proof of sibling relationship.

ADMISSIONS OF NON CITIZENS (a) Provisions governing the admission of South African citizen applicant learners to public schools apply equally to non-citizen applicant learners. Parents of Non-citizen learners must provide either a study permit. (a) Parents of Non-citizen learners must provide this school with proof of application for a study permit with the Department of Home Affairs. (a) Parents should obtain required documentation from the Department of Home Affairs. Should the documentation remain outstanding, the learner will be conditionally admitted to the school for three months and the matter will be referred to the District Director. (a)

ENTRY GRADE ADMISSION An applicant for an entry grade admission to a school is eligible for admission if― (i) the applicant learner’s place of residence is closest to the school within the feeder zone; (ii)the applicant learner has a sibling attending the school; (iii)the place of employment of at least one of the applicant learner’s parents is within the feeder zone of the school; (iv)the applicant learner’s place of residence is within a 30 kilometre radius of the school; or (v)the applicant learner’s place of residence is beyond a 30 kilometre radius of the school. The ranking of the applications for admission shall be in the order of the categories referred to in paragraphs (i) to (v) of (11. 2. 4 (b)) and in the order in which the applications were received.

WHAT IS THE WAY FORWARD ? DISCUSSION 10 -20 Mins

05 CREATING AN OPEN COMMUNICATION PLATFORM WITH PARENTS

COMMUNICATION AND FEEDABCK • EMAIL: SGB@HOUGHTONSCHOOL. CO. ZA BY END OF JULY 2019 • FEEDBACK WITHIN A WEEK FROM SUBMISSION • CHECKED WEEKLY • ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY SGB MEMBERS • INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL

06 Projects Underway

PROJECTS UNDERWAY/COMPLETED • BIO METRIC SYSTEM INSTALLED FOR CLOCKING IN BY STAFF • NEW CAMERAS INSTALLED WITH SOUND FOR EXTRA SECURITY • PAVILLION AND WELLNESS CENTRE AND FUNCTIONION • 18 GAS HEATERS

PROJECTS UNDERWAY/PAVILLION AND WELLNESS CENTRE

07 Conclusion

Vision “ Houghton Primary School strives to nurture our pupils and equip then with all the skills necessary to become worthwhile, well adjusted members of society. At Houghton, we teach our children to assume responsibility for their talents and rights. Our aim is to ensure that all learners are developed to their full potential as human beings by high caliber educators and parents who play an integral role as part of the education team. ”

08 End – Thank you Questions?