Durban North College

A parent will be required to complete an application form for admission, which must be provided to him/her by the school principal. Together with the application form, the parent must submit to the principal an official birth certificate of the learner. Should the parent be unable to furnish a birth certificate, the learner may be provisionally admitted until a copy of the certificate has been obtained from the regional office of the Department of Home Affairs. The principal is required to inform the parents that any false statement with regard to the age of the learner constitutes a crime. The parent must ensure that the admission of the learner is finalised within three months following provisional admission.

Upon application for admission, the parent must produce evidence that the learner has been immunised against the following illnesses: polio, measles, tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B. Should a learner move from one public school to another, the principal must complete a transfer card and either hand it to the parent or forward it to the other school. See schedule A to this policy for a full list of documents required for admission.

Learner Age Requirements For Admission to the School or Various Grades of the School

A learner who falls outside the age norm by more than two years will not be considered for admission. The age norm is the grade plus 6 years.

Registration Period

• Application for admission starts in February and closes at the end of week one of the second term, each year, with regard to the enrolment of learners for the following year.
• Therefore, parents who wish to enrol their children at the School for the first time must register the learner at the School in the year preceding the school year to which the learner’s application for admission pertains.
• All applications for admission to the school on behalf of a learner must be submitted to the principal.
• The learner’s parents will receive written notice of the acceptance or refusal of their application, within a reasonable time or the period determined by the HOD.
• All unsuccessful applicants will then be waitlisted in chronological order and Learner Age Requirements For Admission To The School Or Various Grades Of The SchoolLearner Age Requirements For Admission To The School Or Various Grades Of The Schooladvised also to apply at other schools apart from the School.
• The School will keep a proper register of all applications for admission.