Admissions

Admissions Policy

PREAMBLE
In terms of section 5(5) of the South African Schools Act of 1996, the governing body of a public school must determine the admission policy of that school.
The Governing Body of BURNWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL has accordingly constituted the following as the admissions policy of the school, in the belief that its provisions are consistent with:

  • The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108/ 1996)
  •  The National Education Policy Act and any applicable policies determined in terms of this Act (Act 27/1996)
  •  The South African Schools’ Act (Act 84/1996) and subsequent amendments

POLICY
It is the aim of the school to:

  • Provide an environment where the race, culture, religion and economic standing of the individual are in no instances an impediment to his/her access to, or progress in, any aspect of school life,
  • Make provision during the enrolment process to provide for applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds.
    It is the policy of the school that:
  • No pupil will be refused admission on grounds of race, culture, religious belief or financial circumstance.
  • The admission of pupils will be so managed that the school’s intake includes representation of the major demographic segments (i.e. cultural, religious, ethnic and economic) broadly reflective of the composition of the community it serves, without prescribing any predetermined numbers or proportions in respect of such representativity.