Language Policy
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Enrolment in Afrikaans or English classes at Eduplex High School
Students at Eduplex High School may choose to be enrolled in either Afrikaans or English classes for each subject and grade. The school operates as a parallel-medium institution, meaning that separate classes are offered in Afrikaans and English for every grade and learning area.
- Who it is for
- learners at Eduplex High School
- How to act on it
- Enrolment is managed through the school's administrative system; learners are assigned to either Afrikaans or English streams based on their language preference and institutional structure.
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The school is a parallel medium institution (separate Afrikaans and English classes in each grade and learning area) as intended in article 29(2) of the Constitution.
Taking both Afrikaans and English at home language level in high school
High school learners at Eduplex have the opportunity to study both Afrikaans and English at home language level, enabling them to achieve proficiency in both languages as part of their academic programme.
- Who it is for
- high school learners at Eduplex High School
- How to act on it
- Learners must register for both Afrikaans and English as home language subjects during subject selection, subject to availability and academic requirements.
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Learners can take both Afrikaans and English at home language level.
Study of Afrikaans and English as full-fledged subjects
Both Afrikaans and English are offered as full subjects at Eduplex High School, allowing learners to study them in depth across all grades. This supports multilingualism by ensuring both languages are taught with academic rigour.
- Who it is for
- learners at Eduplex High School
- How to act on it
- Learners register for these subjects during the annual subject selection process, which is coordinated by the school’s academic department.
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The school promotes multilingualism by offering both Afrikaans and English as full-fledged subjects.
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Key Takeaways
- Document: Eduplex School Language Policy
- Date updated: September 2024
- Legal basis: South African Schools Act (Act 84 of 1996), Chapter 6, article 6
- School type: parallel medium institution (separate Afrikaans and English classes per grade and learning area)
- Language of instruction: Afrikaans and English
- School operation/management language: Afrikaans and English; communication with outsiders may use other languages as feasible
- Multilingualism: Afrikaans and English offered as full-fledged subjects
- Parent events: presented in Afrikaans and English as far as possible
- High school: learners can take both Afrikaans and English at home language level
- Eduplex
- Management of Eduplex
- South African Schools Act (Act 84 of 1996)
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996)
- Minister of Education
- Government Gazette
- School Education Act
- School Management
- Headmaster
- Educators