South Africa - 2013 - Education

The incremental introduction of African languages in South African schools Draft Policy

National Department of Basic Education, South Africa

The main aims of the policy are to promote and strengthen the use of African languages by all learners in the school system by introducing learners incrementally to learning an African language from Grade 1 to 12 to ensure that all non-African home language speakers speak an African Language, and to strengthen the use of African languages at home language level.

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January 2022

The main aims of the policy are to promote and strengthen the use of African languages by all learners in the school system by introducing learners incrementally to learning an African language from Grade 1 to 12 to ensure that all non-African home language speakers speak an African Language, and to strengthen the use of African languages at home language level.

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