MIDRANDPRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL CONSTITUTION

1 MIDRANDPRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL CONSTITUTIONCONSTITUTION OF THE MIDRAND PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL (Hereinafter referred to as MIDRAND Primary & High SCHOOL )In terms of the South African Schools Act, 1996, this is declared to be the CONSTITUTION of the MIDRAND Primary & High SCHOOL , The National Act The South African Schools Act (Act No. 84 of 1996). The Provincial Act The Gauteng SCHOOL Education Act No. 6 of 1995(as promulgated or as to be promulgated). The National Regulations The regulations promulgated or to be promulgated by the minister in terms of the South African Schools Act, The Provincial Regulations The regulations promulgated by the member of theExecutive Council of the Gauteng SCHOOL Education ActNo.

2 6 of The SCHOOL MIDRAND Primary & High SCHOOL , The governing body The governing body of MIDRAND Primary & High SCHOOL . body vested with the governance of the SCHOOL and thepowers bestowed upon it, in terms of the South AfricanSchools Act, Finance management The public Finance Management Act No. 1 of A Member A member of the governing The Head of Department The Head of the Gauteng Education Learner A pupil enrolled at the Member of Staff A person employed by the Member of the Executive Council The member of the Executive Council of the Gauteng Province responsible for Minister The Minister of AND HIGH SCHOOL Parent (a) The Parent or Guardian of a learner and or(b) The person legally entitled for the custody of a learner; or(c) The person who undertakes to fulfill the obligations of aperson referred to in the foregoing paragraphs (a) and (b)towards the learner s education at the Educator An Educator as defined in the South African schools ActNo.

3 84 of Staff Includes Educator and any member of Staff . The Rector An Educator appointed or acting as the Head of the THE NAME OF THE SCHOOLThe name of the SCHOOL is MIDRAND Primary & High SCHOOL , hereinafter referred to as MIDRAND primary & High THE STREET AND ADDRESS OF THE SCHOOLS treet Address Postal Address5thFloor Orion HousePO BOX 3152249 Jorissen THE SCHOOL S OBJECTIVESThe objectives of the SCHOOL shall To provide all learners with the opportunity to develop their full potential in mind, body and spirit within a happy, secure and disciplined environment where dignity of the individual is AND HIGH SCHOOL To educate in a climate of accepted religious values with an awareness and respect of other To provide a dynamic curriculum with the emphasis on scholastic excellence, which would include the teaching of life skills in leadership problem solving and entrepreneurship, and the development of self-confidence and self-discipline to enable pupils to realize their full To continue to provide the best possible academic, sporting and boarding facilities in order to enrich the lives of pupils, the MPHS(Midrand primary and High SCHOOL )

4 Family and the wider To offer a nurturing environment to cater for the needs of pupils from and outside the immediate residential To attract and retain staff of the highest caliber by providing an attractive and stimulating working environment which nurtures the professional growth of the To encourage open communication and close interaction with To ensure a SCHOOL community that accepts the responsibility of the financial needs of the To foster the old MPHS network to ensure continued interest, loyalty and financial To secure the financial well-being of the SCHOOL to uphold the standards of excellence by To be actively involved with and to accept the SCHOOL s responsibility towards the To acquire assets, raise income and to utilize the same for the benefit of the SCHOOL , its staff and CONTROLLING LEGISLATIONThe SCHOOL shall be governed in accordance with the applicable National and Provincial Acts and the regulations promulgated there AFFILIATIONSThe SCHOOL may.

5 MIDRANDPRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL Be affiliated with any educational organization which has objectives similar or in common to those of the Accept affiliation by other bodies in similar SYMBOLSThe traditional SCHOOL song, SCHOOL colours, motifs and badge shall be retained as they are in present THE OBJECTIVES OF THE governing BODYThe objectives of the governing body shall be Attend to the proper governance of the Promote the best interests of the SCHOOL and strive to ensure its development through the provision of quality education for all learners of the COMPOSITION OF THE governing The governing body shall consist The Rector of the SCHOOL in his/her official Nine (9) parents of the learners at the SCHOOL who shall be elected by the parents of the SCHOOL provided that a parent who is employed at the SCHOOL may not represent parents on the governing body in terms (3) educators at the SCHOOL , duly elected by the educators at the One (1) member of staff at the SCHOOL who is not an educator, and who is duly elected by non-educator Three learners in the Eighth grade or higher at the SCHOOL , elected by the representative council of learners at the The governing body may co-opt a member or members of the community to assist in its discharge of functions.

6 Co-opted members shall not have voting rights on the governing The governing body of the SCHOOL may co-opt the owner of private property occupied by the SCHOOL or the nominated representative of such AND HIGH SCHOOL The number of parent members shall at all times comprise of one more than the combined total of other members of the governing body who have voting DISQUALIFICATION OF A PARENT TO BE ELECTED BY THE PARENT COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER OF THE governing BODYA person shall not be eligible to be elected as a member of the governing body The parent is employed by the The parent is an un-rehabilitated The parent is in arrears with payment of SCHOOL fees for a period exceeding thirty (30) daysafter the date of notice of calling for such payment and has not been exempted there The parent has been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty and a period of ten (10)years has not elapsed since the date of such ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE governing body The members of the governing body shall be elected in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the provisional ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS FOR THE governing The Rector shall convene the first meeting of the governing body , for a new term of office,within fourteen (14) days of At the first meeting of the governing body the members shall elect a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer from their ranks.

7 The Rector shall not be elected to anyof these offices. Only a parent member of the governing body who is not employed at theschool may serve as the Chairman of the governing The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer shall, subject to the provisions ofthis CONSTITUTION , remain in the office for a period of one (1) year from the date of theirelection but may after the expiry of the said term, be eligible for re-election or co-option fora further If the office of Chairman, Secretary or Treasurer becomes vacant, the governing Bodyshall, at the first meeting after the vacancy has occurred, elect one of its members to fill thevacancy for the unexpired period of office of the The Rector shall preside at an election referred to in above and also an election interms of if both the offices of Chairman and Vice-Chairman are AND HIGH SCHOOL TERM OF OFFICE OF MEMBERS OF governing The term of office of a member of the governing body other than the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer shall be three (3)

8 The term of office of a member of the governing body who is a learner shall be one (1) The term of office bearer of the governing body shall be one (1) year. A member of officebearer of the governing body shall be re-elected or co-opted, as the case may be, after theexpiry of his or her term of Notwithstanding the provisions herein, the members of the governing body shall,notwithstanding the expiration of their term of office, continue to hold office until a newGoverning body is CASUAL A Casual Vacancy shall occur on the governing body when a Submits a written Is absent from three (3) consecutive meetings without the permission of the A Casual vacancy shall be filled by a replacement by election as stipulated in clause 9 or byco-option by the governing body in accordance with the composition of the GoverningBody as stipulated in clause APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE governing BODYThe governing body may accept leave of absence of a member or members for a period determined by the governing body where QUORUMA ttendance by the majority of the members of the governing body shall constitute a Quorum for a meeting of the governing MEETINGS OF THE governing Number of meetings.

9 MIDRANDPRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL CONSTITUTIONThe governing body shall meet not less than four (4) times a year and at least once a Extraordinary MeetingsAn extraordinary meeting shall be convened by the Chairman when he deems it necessary or when at least four (4) members submit a motivated written request for an extraordinary Notice of MeetingsOrdinary and extraordinary meetings shall take place after written notice has been issued at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. The notice of the meeting must include the agenda of the matters to be discussed at the meeting, provided that in the case of matters of urgency the Chairman may give such shorter notice as deemed The governing body shall deal with matters of which prior notice has been given as well as any other matter which the Chairman or any other members, with the approval of the meeting, has raised; Any person, may upon invitation of the governing body , attend a meeting and participate in the discussions, but without the right to vote.

10 The governing body may summon any member of staff to attend a meeting for the purpose decided upon by the governing VotingEach member of the governing body has one (1) vote. At the conclusion of voting exercise, the chairman may exercise a casting vote. Members co-opted in terms of clause and who are parents of learners at the SCHOOL , or who falls within the description contained in clause , or and who were co-opted into existing or new portfolios on the governing body , shall have voting rights on the governing body , subject to the further conditions stipulated herein. A governing body member who is a minor may not vote on resolutions of a governing body which impose liabilities on third parties or on the SCHOOL .