EDUCATIONLAW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
,EDUCATIONLAW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS....................................................1
TL201-2-2017................................................................................................................................. 3
TL201-1-2017................................................................................................................................. 9
TL201-2-2016............................................................................................................................... 13
EXAMMAY2013........................................................................................................................... 18
EXAMOCT2013............................................................................................................................ 20
EXAMOCT2014............................................................................................................................ 21
EXAMMAY2015........................................................................................................................... 23
EXAMOCT2015............................................................................................................................ 30
EXAMMAY2016........................................................................................................................... 36
EXAMOCT2016............................................................................................................................ 41
EXAMMAY2017........................................................................................................................... 48
1
,TL201-2-2017
AccordingtoBrayE‘Theconstitutionalconceptofco-operativegovernmentandits
applicationineducation’(2002)Journalfor ContemporaryRoman-DutchLaw,inthe
concurrent functional area of education …
(1)nationalgovernmentparticipatesonalimitlessbasisindecision-
makinginprovincial government.
(2)nationalgovernmentisobligedtoassistprovincialgovernmentandundercertainnarrowly
defined circumstances, national government may intervene in provincialgovernment
affairs.
(3)nationalgovernmentmayneverdelegatepowerstoprovincialgovernmenttofacilit
ateco- operation.
(4)themagistrates’courtshaveadeterminantroletoplayinoverseeing
andenforcing cooperative government and cultivating a culture of co-
operative government.
Fillinthemissingwordorwords: The…isliablefor anydelictualorcontractual damage or loss
caused as a result of any act or omission in connection with any school activity
conducted by a public school and for which such public school would have been liable
but for the provisions of this section (i.e. section 60(1)(a) of the South African Schools
Act 84 of 1996).
(1)state
(2)provincialdepartmentofeducation
(3)Director-General:BasicEducation
(4)HeadofEducationDepartmentsCommittee
Fill in the missing words: In The Western Cape Minister of Education v The Governing
Body of Mikro Primary School 2005 (10) BCLR 973 (SCA), the court alluded to the
responsibilityofthe…toprovidepublicschoolsfortheeducationoflearnersoutoffunds
appropriated for this purpose by the provincial legislature.
(1)MemberoftheExecutiveCouncil(MEC)
(2)MinisterofBasicEducation
(3)HeadofDepartment(HoD)
(4)CouncilofEducationMinisters
Accordingtosections29(3)and(4)oftheConstitutionoftheRepublicofSouth Africa, 1996 …
(1)everyonehastherighttoestablishandmaintain,attheirownexpense,indepen
dent educational institutions that discriminate on the basis of race.
(2)everyonehastherighttoestablishandmaintain,attheirownexpense,independenteducation
al institutions that are registered with the state.
(3)everyone has the right to establish and maintain, at their own expense,
independent
educationalinstitutionsthatmaintainstandardsthatareinferiortostandardsatcomp
arable public educational institutions.
(4)therighttoestablishandmaintainindependenteducationalinstitutionspreclude
sstate subsidies for independent educational institutions.
IndicatewhichstatementisNOTcorrect. AccordingtotheSouth AfricanSchoolsAct84 of
1996 …
(1)thegoverning
bodyofapublicschoolmustsupporttheprincipal,educatorsandotherstaffof the school in
the performance of their professional functions.
2
, (2)theHeadofDepartmentmaysuspendorterminatethemembershipofagoverning
body member for a breach of the code of conduct after due process.
(3) beforemergingtwoormorepublicschoolstheMemberoftheExecutiveCouncilmustgive
verbal notice to the schools in question of the intention to merge them.
(4)thegoverning bodyof apublicschoolmustdeterminetimesof
theschooldayconsistentwith any applicable conditions of employment of staff at the
school.
Fill in the missing word or words: In Antonie v Governing Body, Settlers High School,
and Others 2002 (4) SA 738 (C), the applicant sought on review to set aside the first
respondent’sdecisionfindingherguiltyof seriousmisconduct and…herforaperiodof five
days.
(1) suspending
(2)withdrawingherprivileges
(3)expelling
(4)assignedextraworkto
Fill in the missing word: According to Joubert R & Bray E “Public school admission
policy:theoryandpractice”(2007)PublicschoolgovernanceinSouthAfricalanguage,
language tests, school zoning and school fees are frequently used as discriminatory
factors when determining and administering public school … policy.
(1) language
(2)disability
(3) admission
(4)anti-bullying
IntermsoftheNationalEducationPolicyAct27of1996…
(1) subject to the Constitution, provincial policy shall prevail over the whole or a
part of any
nationalpolicyoneducationifthereisaconflictbetweenthenationalandprovincialpolicies
.
(2) the objectives of the Act are to provide for – the determination of national
educationpolicy by the Minister in accordance with certain principles; the consultations
to beundertakenpriortothedeterminationofpolicy,andtheestablishmentofcertainbodiesfor
the purpose of consultation; the publication and implementation of nationaleducation
policy; and the monitoring and evaluation of education.
(3)theMinistershallwithin21working daysafterdeterminingpolicyintermsofsection3–
give notice of such determination in a national newspaper and indicate in such
notice where the policy instrument issued with regard thereto may be obtained.
(4)theMinistershalldirectthatthestandardsofeducationprovision,deliveryandperform
ance throughout the province of KwaZulu-Natal, be monitored and evaluated by
the Department monthly or at other specified intervals, with the object of
assessing progress in complying with the provisions of the Constitution and with
national education policy.
In Seodin Primary School and Others v MEC, Northern Cape and Others 2006 (4) BCLR
542 (NC), one relief sought bythe applicantswas that the first and second respondents
actedultravirestheirpowersandcontrarytotheprovisionsofsection6(2) oftheSouth African
Schools Act 84 of 1996 byunilaterally laying down … for the applicant-schools.
(1)anadmissionpolicy
(2)auniformpolicy
(3)anattendancepolicy
(4)alanguage policy
CORRECT ANSWERS
,EDUCATIONLAW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS....................................................1
TL201-2-2017................................................................................................................................. 3
TL201-1-2017................................................................................................................................. 9
TL201-2-2016............................................................................................................................... 13
EXAMMAY2013........................................................................................................................... 18
EXAMOCT2013............................................................................................................................ 20
EXAMOCT2014............................................................................................................................ 21
EXAMMAY2015........................................................................................................................... 23
EXAMOCT2015............................................................................................................................ 30
EXAMMAY2016........................................................................................................................... 36
EXAMOCT2016............................................................................................................................ 41
EXAMMAY2017........................................................................................................................... 48
1
,TL201-2-2017
AccordingtoBrayE‘Theconstitutionalconceptofco-operativegovernmentandits
applicationineducation’(2002)Journalfor ContemporaryRoman-DutchLaw,inthe
concurrent functional area of education …
(1)nationalgovernmentparticipatesonalimitlessbasisindecision-
makinginprovincial government.
(2)nationalgovernmentisobligedtoassistprovincialgovernmentandundercertainnarrowly
defined circumstances, national government may intervene in provincialgovernment
affairs.
(3)nationalgovernmentmayneverdelegatepowerstoprovincialgovernmenttofacilit
ateco- operation.
(4)themagistrates’courtshaveadeterminantroletoplayinoverseeing
andenforcing cooperative government and cultivating a culture of co-
operative government.
Fillinthemissingwordorwords: The…isliablefor anydelictualorcontractual damage or loss
caused as a result of any act or omission in connection with any school activity
conducted by a public school and for which such public school would have been liable
but for the provisions of this section (i.e. section 60(1)(a) of the South African Schools
Act 84 of 1996).
(1)state
(2)provincialdepartmentofeducation
(3)Director-General:BasicEducation
(4)HeadofEducationDepartmentsCommittee
Fill in the missing words: In The Western Cape Minister of Education v The Governing
Body of Mikro Primary School 2005 (10) BCLR 973 (SCA), the court alluded to the
responsibilityofthe…toprovidepublicschoolsfortheeducationoflearnersoutoffunds
appropriated for this purpose by the provincial legislature.
(1)MemberoftheExecutiveCouncil(MEC)
(2)MinisterofBasicEducation
(3)HeadofDepartment(HoD)
(4)CouncilofEducationMinisters
Accordingtosections29(3)and(4)oftheConstitutionoftheRepublicofSouth Africa, 1996 …
(1)everyonehastherighttoestablishandmaintain,attheirownexpense,indepen
dent educational institutions that discriminate on the basis of race.
(2)everyonehastherighttoestablishandmaintain,attheirownexpense,independenteducation
al institutions that are registered with the state.
(3)everyone has the right to establish and maintain, at their own expense,
independent
educationalinstitutionsthatmaintainstandardsthatareinferiortostandardsatcomp
arable public educational institutions.
(4)therighttoestablishandmaintainindependenteducationalinstitutionspreclude
sstate subsidies for independent educational institutions.
IndicatewhichstatementisNOTcorrect. AccordingtotheSouth AfricanSchoolsAct84 of
1996 …
(1)thegoverning
bodyofapublicschoolmustsupporttheprincipal,educatorsandotherstaffof the school in
the performance of their professional functions.
2
, (2)theHeadofDepartmentmaysuspendorterminatethemembershipofagoverning
body member for a breach of the code of conduct after due process.
(3) beforemergingtwoormorepublicschoolstheMemberoftheExecutiveCouncilmustgive
verbal notice to the schools in question of the intention to merge them.
(4)thegoverning bodyof apublicschoolmustdeterminetimesof
theschooldayconsistentwith any applicable conditions of employment of staff at the
school.
Fill in the missing word or words: In Antonie v Governing Body, Settlers High School,
and Others 2002 (4) SA 738 (C), the applicant sought on review to set aside the first
respondent’sdecisionfindingherguiltyof seriousmisconduct and…herforaperiodof five
days.
(1) suspending
(2)withdrawingherprivileges
(3)expelling
(4)assignedextraworkto
Fill in the missing word: According to Joubert R & Bray E “Public school admission
policy:theoryandpractice”(2007)PublicschoolgovernanceinSouthAfricalanguage,
language tests, school zoning and school fees are frequently used as discriminatory
factors when determining and administering public school … policy.
(1) language
(2)disability
(3) admission
(4)anti-bullying
IntermsoftheNationalEducationPolicyAct27of1996…
(1) subject to the Constitution, provincial policy shall prevail over the whole or a
part of any
nationalpolicyoneducationifthereisaconflictbetweenthenationalandprovincialpolicies
.
(2) the objectives of the Act are to provide for – the determination of national
educationpolicy by the Minister in accordance with certain principles; the consultations
to beundertakenpriortothedeterminationofpolicy,andtheestablishmentofcertainbodiesfor
the purpose of consultation; the publication and implementation of nationaleducation
policy; and the monitoring and evaluation of education.
(3)theMinistershallwithin21working daysafterdeterminingpolicyintermsofsection3–
give notice of such determination in a national newspaper and indicate in such
notice where the policy instrument issued with regard thereto may be obtained.
(4)theMinistershalldirectthatthestandardsofeducationprovision,deliveryandperform
ance throughout the province of KwaZulu-Natal, be monitored and evaluated by
the Department monthly or at other specified intervals, with the object of
assessing progress in complying with the provisions of the Constitution and with
national education policy.
In Seodin Primary School and Others v MEC, Northern Cape and Others 2006 (4) BCLR
542 (NC), one relief sought bythe applicantswas that the first and second respondents
actedultravirestheirpowersandcontrarytotheprovisionsofsection6(2) oftheSouth African
Schools Act 84 of 1996 byunilaterally laying down … for the applicant-schools.
(1)anadmissionpolicy
(2)auniformpolicy
(3)anattendancepolicy
(4)alanguage policy
