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• Are there any bursaries available for Further Education and Training students?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Can a child be expelled from school because she is pregnant?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Can a child be refused registration because he/she doesn't fall under a
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Can a school withhold results or refuse a child access to school because of outstanding school fees?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Can learners be searched at school for the possession of drugs?
  (Updated: 11 September 2008)
   
  
• Can someone who drop out of school in 2004 write Matric this year. How do you do it and where?
  (Updated: 04 September 2009)
   
  
• Can the school expel me or force me to leave if I am pregnant?
  (Updated: 10 September 2008)
   
  
• Contact details for the MEC's Office?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Do parents have a right to lodge an appeal against the decision by the school not to admit a learner?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• How can the spread be limited?
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• How does one apply for the FET college bursary?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• How does the flu virus spread?
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• How long does it take to obtain a new copy of a matric certificate ?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• Is drug testing permissible?
  (Updated: 10 September 2008)
   
  
• Is it important to enroll a child for Grade R?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Symptoms of an influenza like illness:
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• Take medications as prescribed:
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• What are FET colleges and what do they offer?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• What are the bursaries/ loans offered by the Department of Education?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• What are the requirements to register for FET?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• What documents are required to register a child at a public school?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• What is admission age for Grade 1?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• What is pandemic H1N1 influenza virus?
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• What is the procedure for suspending a child at a public school?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• What is the Vision of ECDOE?
  (Updated: 10 September 2008)
   
  
• What medications are available to treat H1N1 flu virus infections?
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• What to do if you or your child has symptoms?
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• When can one register for ABET classes and what programmes/levels are offered by ABET?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• When to seek emergency care
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• Where can I get a bursary/funds to further my studies?
  (Updated: 11 June 2009)
   
  
• Where can one apply for a copy of a matric certificate?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Where can one check if the pension benefits of a former educator have been paid out?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Where can one find ABET centers?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Where can one report corrupt principals and educators in public schools?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Where should a child who has been refused admission on the basis of age go? For example, a child who is 16 years old who wants to do basic education.
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Who is at risk of complications
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)
   
  
• Who qualifies to apply for exemption from payment of school fees and how does one apply for exemption?
  (Updated: 02 July 2009)
   
  
• Who should be tested?
  (Updated: 27 August 2009)