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NEW WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL policy

NEW WEST SECONDARY SCHOOLRef: https://nwss.org/policies/

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Source domain: nwss.org

Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a webpage titled “Policies” for New West Secondary School that lists several school policies. It includes an Admissions Policy (including residential demarcation, proof requirements, feeder-school preference, legal guardianship requirements, out-of-area admissions process, and maximum age requirements for Grades 8–12), an Assessment Policy (purpose, continuous assessment and formal examination structure, CASS mark use, portfolios for learning areas/subjects, teachers, and students, and rules for missed work), a Cellphone Policy, and a Classroom Conduct Policy with expected student behaviours. The text provided ends mid-sentence in the Classroom Conduct Policy (“Respect the property of ot”).

Facts

Reference

https://nwss.org/policies/

Key Takeaways

  • Admissions: Newlands West area demarcation defined by Inanda Road/Newlands West Drive/Castlehill Drive/Briardale Drive
  • Admissions: proof of residence required (electricity, water, rates, telephone accounts, Deed of Sale, etc.)
  • Admissions: Grade 7 feeder schools (Briardale, Castle, Parkvale Primary Schools) given preference for Grade 8 if criteria met
  • Admissions: legal guardianship requires a court order
  • Admissions: out-of-area learners may require an interview; limited spaces; considered by Admissions Committee (Principal + designated staff)
  • Admissions: maximum age requirements—Grade 8 (turns 14–15), Grade 9 (15–16), Grade 10 (16–17), Grade 11 (17–18); Grade 12 not recommended except exceptional circumstances
  • Assessment: continuous assessment includes informal daily monitoring and formal CASS on a regular basis per departmental prescriptions
  • Assessment: formal examinations in 2nd and 4th terms; Grade 12 additional examination in 3rd term; marks as percentages
  • Assessment: missed examinations require doctor’s certificate; missed CASS tests written on return day; missed CASS tasks may be completed on return day; non-legitimate missed/late assignments may be kept after school
  • Assessment: 0 for a task only in instances of proven dishonesty or plagiarism
  • Assessment concessions: possible additional time and spelling/handwriting dispensations for learners with barriers to learning (listed on staffroom noticeboard)
  • Cellphone policy: no cell phones permitted in examination venues or during tests/examinations; school not responsible for loss/theft; phones must be off (not silent) and not visible/not on person during tests/exams
  • Classroom conduct: punctuality, preparedness, respect (stand when adults enter; greet teacher; raise hand to contribute; do not pack away until lesson ends)
  • New West Secondary School
  • Admissions Committee (Principal and designated staff members)
  • National Curriculum Statement (grades R-12)
  • Department of Education
  • Briardale Primary School
  • Castle Primary School
  • Parkvale Primary School
  • Inanda Road
  • Newlands West Drive
  • Castlehill Drive
  • Briardale Drive
  • Doctors / educational psychologists / psychometrists (for assessment concessions advice)