Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools

Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools
Formation 1993 (1993)
Location
Membership
1,100
CEO
Paul Colditz
Slogan Value Driven Schools
Website www.fedsas.org.za
Formerly called
Federation of State Aided Schools

The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (FEDSAS), formerly the Federation of State Aided Schools, is one of several recognised voluntary associations of school governing bodies (SGBs) in South Africa contemplated in the South African Schools Act, 1996.[1][2] It was founded in 1993, before SGBs were mandated by the 1996 act,[3] as an association of predominantly Afrikaans-medium schools then accommodating white South Africans.[4] As of 2015, its membership comprises the SGBs of over 1,900 public schools, including Afrikaans and English single-medium schools and dual-medium schools.[1][5] FEDSAS has defended Afrikaans linguistic rights in several cases.[1][6][7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gauteng targeting Afrikaans school – Fedsas". IOL. SAPA. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. "South African Schools Act No. 84 of 1996". Department of Basic Education. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. van Wyk, Noleen (2007). "The rights and roles of parents on school governing bodies in South Africa". International Journal about Parents in Education. 1 (0): 132–139. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. "Review of School Governance in South African Public Schools". Department of Basic Education. December 2003. pp. 187–188. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. Lubbe, Johan; du Plessis, Theodorus (2014). South African Language Rights Monitor 2010: Ninth report on the South African Language Rights Monitor Project. AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. p. 14. ISBN 9781920382575. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. Giandomenico, Sica, ed. (2006). Open Problems in linguistics and lexicography. Monza: Polimetrica. p. 90. ISBN 9788876990519. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. Liebenberg, Sandra (2010). Socio-Economic Rights: Adjudication under a transformative constitution. Claremont: Juta. p. 512. ISBN 9780702184802. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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