DBST(s)

District Based Support Team (s)

FET 

Further education and training

GET

General education and training

GETC

General Education and Training Certificate

ISP

Individual support plan

NCS

National Curriculum Statement

OBE

Outcomes based education

RNCS

Revised National Curriculum Statement

SEN

Special educational needs

District Based Support Team (DBST)

Groups of professional staff of the Department of Education appointed at the district level whose job it is to promote inclusive education through training, curriculum delivery, distribution of resources, identifying and addressing barriers to learning.

Foundation phase

Grade R or Grade 0 to Grade 3 (ages 5 to 8) of the general education band. Also known as 'junior primary'.

Full-service schools

These are ordinary (mainstream) schools, which are specially equipped to address a full range of barriers to learning in an inclusive education setting. In addition to their ordinary (mainstream) learner population, full-service schools are also accessible to learners experiencing barriers to learning, for whom they provide necessary support. In the initial implementation stages, full-service schools are to be models of institutional change, which reflect effective inclusive cultures, policies and practices.

Grade R

Reception class (Year 0)

Reception

First year of general education and training for children aged 5 to 6 years (Year 0).

Special schools

Schools designated to deliver education to learners requiring high levels of additional support, either on a full-time or a part-time basis.