ADMISSIONS
To qualify for admission, a learner has to be 7 to 14 years of age, the exit age is 18 years.
Here are the requirements for admission into our school, based on the Department of Basic Education’s guidelines, Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) policy, for Learners with Special Educational Needs. The learner should go through these FIVE Steps to be admitted.
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Visit the school or department of education offices to collect the referral form or you can click to download.
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Get Referral form from our school/at the Inclusive Education division from Department of Education offices.
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This referral form is completed by the referring school.
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The referral form is then taken to the Inclusive Education division for assessment.
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Once assessment is done the Inclusive education division allocates LSEN number to the learner.
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The learner will then come to complete admission form at our school.
To qualify for placement in a public special school, the learner must:
Have a barrier to learning that cannot be adequately supported in a mainstream school even with additional support.
Have undergone the Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) process through the school’s Institution-Level Support Team (ILST) and the District-Based Support Team (DBST).
Have a placement recommendation from the DBST
Click to download and view application forms, policies, and school information in PDF format.
For any inquiries, you can call the school on: +27 14 565 3691 / +27 067 383 3537
Or
e-mail: principal@itekospecialschool.co.za or admin@itekospecialschool.co.za