SCHOOL POLICY

SCHOOL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR LEARNERS.

1. PREAMBLE
The South Africa Schools act 84 of 1996 obliges the Management of a school
to adapt a Code of Conduct for learners. The document is aimed at
establishing a disciplines and purposeful environment to facilitate effective
teaching, learning assessment in schools.
The School strives to promote and establish close co-operation amongst all
stakeholders based on;
Professionalism
Respect
Tolerance
Solidarity for the benefit of learners, parents /care givers and school
community in general.
2. INTRODUCTION AND DEFINATION
This code of conduct is an agreed set of behaviours that are acceptable
within our school. The code of conduct includes the levels of misconduct and
disciplinary actions that apply. It also includes the rules that govern the
conduct and relations between learners, educators and the community.
Section 8(4) of the SA Schools Act provides that all learners attending a
school are bound by the Code of Conduct of that School. All learners
attending the School are expected to sign a statement of commitment to the
Code of Conduct (Annexure A).The administration of the Code of Conduct is
the responsibility of the Principal and Disciplinary commitment of the school.
3. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEARNERS.
Learners undertake:
To learn.
To attend all classes daily and on time.
To do all academic activities including home work.
To be in possession of appropriate working material.
To be responsible for their own work.
To respect all persons and property.
 To refrain from abusive language and inflammatory actions.
To conduct themselves in a safe and respectable manner.
To promote the standard of cleanliness and neatness.
To protect school property.
To refrain from and report any unauthorized removals of school
property from the School premises.
To practice tolerance within the context of interpersonal relations in
the school.
To refrain from the use of drugs, assault, carrying of dangerous
weapons, bullying, sexual harassment, drunkenness, and smoking.
To establish a disciplined and purposeful environment.
To improve and maintain the quality of learning process.
To set standard of moral behavior for learners and equip them with the
expertise, knowledge and skills would be expected to evince (quality)
as worthy and responsible citizens.
Guiding the behaviors of learners.
4. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS WITH REGARD TO LEARNERS.
Parents should ensure that:
They receive regular academic report from the school regarding their
child’s progress.
Their child attends school each day, is punctual and in cases of
absence explains the reasons for such absence to the school.
They protect and ensure rights of their child to learn.
As far as possible, their child attends school in good health and
conforms to generally accepted norms of personal cleanliness and
neatness.
They provide for a proper immunization of the child as required by law.
They provide their children with the resources, basic equipment and
learning materials needed to complete schoolwork.
They refrain from abusive language or inflammatory bahavour.
They bring to the attention of school authority any problem, condition
por circumstances that affect their child or other children or persons in
the school community.
They seek change in an orderly and approved manner.
 They keep the school informed of any changes of address and any
other personal details as required.
They provide the school upon request with original reports received at
other educational institutions, particularly at the time of initial
enrolment to the school. Parents of learners who are not South Africa
citizens must provide the school, upon request with original study
permits or temporary residency permits.
They discuss report card, work assignments and homework with their
children.
Their children abide by the rules, regulations and procedures set forth
they the school.
They endeavor to promote positive inter-personal relations between
learners, educators, other parents and the wider school community in
the best educational interest of their children.
They pay school fees as determined by the Directors and the school.
5. THE SCHOOL CODE OF CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINING
Discipline and punishment.
The main goal of the school code of conduct and disciplinary
procedures for learners is to ensure that the education of learners at
school happens in a safe and securer environment.
Learners are encouraged to develop self-discipline.
Discipline must be fair, corrective, and educative, rather than
punishment oriented.
Misconduct
It is defined as “wrong behaviour” or “misbehavior”
The conduct ususally includes school rules.The school SMT will
negotiate what steps and processes will be taken if learners break the
code of rules.
Levels of misconduct or offences and sanctions recommended.
All the disciplinary committee members will be in a position of knowing
that misconduct is understood in term of levels of seriousness.There
are four (4) levels pf misconduct and four (4) levels of corrective
sactions.
 LEVELS OF MISCONDUCT/OFFENCES AND CORRECTIVE SANCTIONS.

LEVEL 1 OFFENCES LEVEL 1 CORRECTIVE SANCTIONS

1. Academic: Homework/books left at  None of these actions can be condoned

home or incomplete.  Action will be taken by the form or
2. Non-attendance at extra and co- subject educator
curricular activities without a valid  Verbal warning, written punishment,
reason. detention, extra work, providing the
3. Questionnaires behavior in class, work is constructive. Tidying the
disruptive, uncooperative, discourteous, classroom.
damage done, littering, etc.  Removing graffiti from bags, walls, etc.
4. Inappropriate dress code,  Written notification
5. Punctuality flouted, bunking classes.
6. Failing to respond to reasonable
instructions.
7. Being dishonest with minor
consequences.

LEVEL 2 OFFENCES LEVEL 2 CORRECTIVE SANCTINS

1. Frequently repeated Level 1 misconduct  Disciplinary talk with the learner

2. Smoking or carrying tobacco.  Talks with parents of the learner
3. Leaving School without permission  Written warning

4. Using abusive language.  Behavioural contracts (whereby learner

5. Interrupting education in the classroom. promises to improve)

6. Showing disrespect for another person  Daily report (taken around by learner)
 Duties that can contribute to the
7. Engaging in minor vandalism, like
improvement of the school e.g.
graffiti.
cleaning, gardening, administrative
8. Being dishonest with more serious
tasks
consequences.

LEVEL 3 OFFENCES LEVEL 3 CORRECTIVE SANCTIONS

 These are regarded as serious and include:

1. Frequently repeating Level 2  Any of level 2 punishment.

misconduct where action taken by  Suspension from some school related
school authorities is considered activities e.g. sport,
ineffective,  Written final warning that out of school
2. Inflicting minor injury on another suspension may be implemented,
person.  Referral to psychologist / counsellor /
3. Gambling. social worker.
4. Being severely disruptive of classes
5. Forging documents or signatures with
minor consequences,
6. Racist, sexist or other discriminatory
behavior.
7. Possessing or distributing pornographic,
racist or sexist materials.
8. Possessing dangerous weapons, theft&
vandalism.
9. Cheating during all forms of
assessment/ tests and examinations.

LEVEL 4 OFFENCES LEVEL 4 CORRECTIOVE SANCTIONS

These are regarded as very serious and include:

1. Repetition of level 3 misconduct  Any of the above level 3 punishment

disciplinary actions,  Referral to relevant outside agencies
2. Threatening another person with a  Recommend Expulsion.
dangerous weapon or bullying,  The school views bullying in a very
3. Causing intentional limited injury to serious light. Hence, after investigation,
another person, if the learner or groups of learners are
4. Verbally threatening the safety of guilty of this offence, the learner or
another person, groups of learners will be expelled.

5. Engaging in sexual activity,

6. Selling drugs,
7. Possessing or using alcohol or narcotics
8. Disrupting the entire school (e.g.
boycotting or picketing without
consent)
9. Forging documents or signatures with
serious consequences.

SIGNATURES:

PRINCIPAL: ________________________ DIRECTOR: ____________________________-