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    POLICY NUMBER: WATF02PO

    NAME: IRREGULARITIES POLICIES

    SUMMARY

    POLICY AIM To enable a positive relationship between teachers, parents and learners.
    Strive to create a supportive and honest learning environment for learners
    and other role players
    ORIGINATOR / AUTHORITY Originated by Mr Matthew Ridgway
    Operational Head
    Authority Mr Vernon Rorich
    Executive Head

    DISTRIBUTION/APPLICABILITY Applies to Waterstone College High School


    Control Operational Head
    Applicable from 01 January 2016

    POLICY HISTORY

    REV # Brief Description Date Pages affected Headmaster Executive Head


    Promulgated/
    Revised
    001 First draft

    002 Second Draft


    WATERSTONE COLLEGE

    IRREGULARITIES POLICIES

    PREAMBLE

    • This Policy regulates formal relations among Educators, Learners and parents in relevant
    areas of interaction – in the classroom, on the sports fields, or any other such place set
    aside for the use of any or all of the parties mentioned below.
    • The policy is intended to dovetail with the Life Orientation learning area, and to
    exercise control over the conduct of learners at Waterstone College
    • The basic principles of law apply : the right to life, civil liberty, property and dignity
    • The principles of fairness and justice applies in the application of this code
    • Where allegations of breaking the law are made to any party, the matter will be referred
    to the South African Police, and formal legal procedures followed
    • Any person who knowingly breaks the rules and regulations laid down in this code is
    liable to the procedures of disciplinary hearing, ruling, judgement, censure and sentence
    • The policy is further intended to correspond with and subscribe to the Copy Laws of
    South Africa
    • This policy aligns itself to the Constitution of the Republic South Africa ,Act 108 of 1996,
    and to the South African Schools Act , 1996 ( Act 84 of 1996)

    DEFINITIONS

    • “Learner” one who is a scholar enrolled at the College in a specified grade


    • “Educator” a professional person who instructs, educates at the College
    • “Irregularity” any behaviour that breaches any rule, etiquette, custom or ethical
    conduct relating to any examination, including the determination of marks for any
    aspect of the examination, whether or not the behaviour results in the integrity of the
    examination being undermined.
    • “Examination” any assessment that is conducted by the school that is counted in the
    final results including final written examinations, all components of the school-based
    assessment, practical, oral or performance assessments that are included in determining
    the final result of a learner.
    THE POLICY

    1. Structure that deals with Irregularities


    Any irregularity must be dealt with using the school’s applicable internal procedures. The Operational
    Head, or a person appointed by him, is responsible for the investigation of any irregularity and, if
    necessary, the conduct of a hearing. Should the outcome of the hearing have any bearing on the integrity
    of the final results of the school, the incident must be reported in full to the IEB (in the case of final Matric
    exams) or to the Executive Head (all other forms of assessment). The IEB / Executive Head will use this and
    any other information considered relevant by the IEB/ Curro Holdings, in determining the IEB / Curro
    Holdings response to the irregularity.

    Irregular behaviour detected by the IEB must be dealt with by the relevant person/s in the IEB using
    applicable procedures. Depending on the nature of the irregularity, the IEB may refer the matter to the
    school to be dealt with at the school level using its applicable internal procedures.

    2. Detection and reporting of irregularities


    At any time before the examination is written, during the writing of the examination or during marking,
    after the marking session or in the resulting process, if any person suspects that there may have been an
    irregularity of any sort, no matter at what point during the process this may have taken place and no
    matter by whom, the alleged irregularity must be reported in writing to the Operational Head, together
    with any other relevant information or evidence. The report must outline the nature of the alleged
    irregularity and how the person became aware of it. The Operational Head, or a person appointed by him,
    will determine whether the reported action constitutes an irregularity and will bring the matter to
    conclusion as appropriate.

    3. Investigations
    The Operational Head will conduct or oversee the conduct of an investigation into an alleged irregularity.
    During an investigation, he may request additional information relevant to the investigation and may make
    use of the expertise of persons not employed by the school. After examining all reports from the
    investigation, the Operational Head, together with those who have conducted the investigation, if
    applicable, will decide on whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed to a hearing of the matter. If it
    appears, following complete investigation, that there is insufficient evidence to indicate any irregularity,
    the matter will be dismissed and the person alleged to have committed an irregularity will be informed of
    this fact. If it appears that there is sufficient evidence indicating that an irregularity has taken place, a
    formal disciplinary procedure against the person accused of the irregularity will commence, in accordance
    with the school policy on disciplinary hearings.

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