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Learning Support & Accommodations Policy

DAINFERN COLLEGE

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Source domain: dainferncollege.co.za

Collected on 6 August 2026

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What this means

This document is Dainfern College's revised Learning Support & Accommodations Policy (October 2013), outlining procedures for granting educational accommodations to students with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, or other barriers. It details criteria for internal and IEB-approved accommodations, including time extensions, readers, scribes, facilitators, and special provisions for immigrant students. The policy emphasizes inclusive education in line with South African legislation, particularly White Paper 6, and specifies processes for assessment, application, review, and implementation of accommodations from Grades 4 to 12.

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school accommodation supportOngoing

General accommodations

Dainfern College makes a range of educational accommodations available to pupils who meet the stated criteria, including time support, readers, scribes or computers, practical assistance, rest breaks, separate venues and specific equipment.

Who it is for
Pupils with learning difficulties, disabilities, medical conditions or other barriers to learning who meet the accommodation criteria
How to act on it
A teacher raises a concern, the school holds a parent meeting, and the pupil is referred in writing to the Educational Psychologist for a full educational assessment. The school then considers the educational report and supporting teacher evidence.
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General accommodations: Time, reader, scribe/computer, handwriting, medication/food intake, practical assistant, prompter, rest breaks, separate venue, specific equipment, spelling.
language accommodationOngoing

Immigrant status language support

The policy makes language support available for immigrant pupils under the foreign language policy, including a translator, dictionary or exemption from the second language. Exemption from the second language is stated to apply from Grade 10 to Grade 12, with possible extraordinary accommodation in lower grades for remedial difficulties.

Who it is for
Immigrant pupils who need language support
How to act on it
Apply under the immigrant-status accommodation category and follow the IEB policy and procedures for detailed requirements.
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Immigrant status: Language support in the case of foreign language policy e.g. translator, dictionary, exemption from the second language

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Gauteng

Key Takeaways

  • October 2013
  • Grade 4 to Grade 12
  • IEB policy and procedures 2011
  • educational assessment
  • dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, autism spectrum
  • time extension: 10 minutes per hour
  • reader, scribe, facilitator, prompter
  • immigrant status exemption from second language
  • TEFL support for non-English speakers
  • annual review of accommodations
  • final decision by IEB
  • supporting documents: psychologist report, doctor’s report, consent form
  • Dainfern College
  • IEB (Independent Examinations Board)
  • White Paper 6 (2001)
  • Educational Psychologist
  • Counsellor
  • Pupil Support Team (PST)
  • Learning Support Team (LST)
  • South African universities