Petition against proposed amendment of Schools Act Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/petition-against-proposed-amendment-of-schools-act.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 5 Apr 2026 11:52 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Elricozane Shelton [Signature #77540] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24465312?utm_medium=rss I do go against this bill to be implemented

]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:06:19 UTC 24465312 Alicia Botes [Signature #77539] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24463656?utm_medium=rss My child my choice!

]]> Mon, 5 Feb 2024 06:49:44 UTC 24463656 Mynhardt DU PREEZ [Signature #77538] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24463496?utm_medium=rss Wrong thinking

]]> Sat, 3 Feb 2024 02:47:04 UTC 24463496 Anneke Greyvenstein [Signature #77537] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24463256?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Feb 2024 09:20:49 UTC 24463256 Andrew Kingsley [Signature #77536] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24463144?utm_medium=rss You did not make our children . SO LEAVE THEM ALONE. They are my children and we know what is best for our kids and when. you people are just power hungry. get out of my grandchildren and other peoples as well. You are not good people for us and the future of us.
Stay away from the private schools you are looking for problems , just as well from the home schools.

]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:42:37 UTC 24463144 Anonymous [Signature #77535] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24463140?utm_medium=rss I do not agree with this amendment.
Education is a parents prerogative not some gangster sitting in parliament!

]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:20:30 UTC 24463140 Angelene Lombard [Signature #77534] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24462928?utm_medium=rss I reject this bill in its entirety! No government institution has any rights over my child!

]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2024 07:16:03 UTC 24462928 Adriaan Steyn [Signature #77533] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24442662?utm_medium=rss Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:20:28 UTC 24442662 Natasha Press [Signature #77532] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24410135?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 May 2023 08:41:34 UTC 24410135 Anonymous [Signature #77531] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24220917?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:28:56 UTC 24220917 Dawn Sutton [Signature #77530] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23964599?utm_medium=rss Wed, 2 Dec 2020 10:08:03 UTC 23964599 Anonymous [Signature #77529] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23925852?utm_medium=rss Tue, 3 Nov 2020 04:30:35 UTC 23925852 Alexistori Gonzalez [Signature #77528] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23626272?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 May 2020 03:29:25 UTC 23626272 Joanne Pitchers [Signature #77527] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23512784?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Apr 2020 04:37:57 UTC 23512784 Anonymous [Signature #77526] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23405812?utm_medium=rss This new education will not protect kids. It will do more harm then good. Maby the intention is good but this will be harmful to a lot of kids. Please respect the guardians that God gave to make the best decisions for the kids. Yes not all people with kids are good but it won't help you harm 1000s of the kids that have good homes so to try and help 1 or 2, and most probably you will even harm those 1 or 2. Please don't do so.

]]> Sun, 29 Dec 2019 04:43:22 UTC 23405812 Charis Pretorius [Signature #77525] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23362080?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Nov 2019 06:01:59 UTC 23362080 Themba NGWENYA [Signature #77524] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23346871?utm_medium=rss Schools should be an institution that uplifts the mental ability of people

]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2019 03:05:37 UTC 23346871 Anonymous [Signature #77523] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23134713?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Jun 2019 07:48:24 UTC 23134713 Anonymous [Signature #77522] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23074247?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 May 2019 01:25:28 UTC 23074247 Anonymous [Signature #77521] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22905187?utm_medium=rss Please don't fuck this up for the country too. Everything that this government has touched has turned to SHIT...

]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:42:43 UTC 22905187 Justine Valdez [Signature #77520] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22882427?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:00:25 UTC 22882427 Justine Valdez [Signature #77519] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22875823?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Mar 2019 08:03:09 UTC 22875823 Chanel Porter [Signature #77518] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22636273?utm_medium=rss Quality of education has to improve

]]> Sun, 2 Dec 2018 08:04:50 UTC 22636273 Anonymous [Signature #77517] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22611068?utm_medium=rss Governing body should stay!

]]> Fri, 9 Nov 2018 11:21:01 UTC 22611068 Brandon Marriott [Signature #77516] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22608173?utm_medium=rss Wed, 7 Nov 2018 05:43:49 UTC 22608173 Anonymous [Signature #77515] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22606827?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Nov 2018 07:49:50 UTC 22606827 Eric Eddy [Signature #77514] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22583588?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Oct 2018 02:20:01 UTC 22583588 Anonymous [Signature #77513] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22583458?utm_medium=rss Students and education needs are changing dramatically year by year. We need a supportive and effective infrastructure for ALL learners. Give the education system some slack to do the task effectively for the well being and literacy of all.

]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2018 01:44:27 UTC 22583458 Anonymous [Signature #77512] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22570821?utm_medium=rss Sun, 21 Oct 2018 06:16:24 UTC 22570821 Anonymous [Signature #77511] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22519932?utm_medium=rss Schools are there to educate children. Why does the Government have to be a part of the say in schools? Except for the new way children are suppose to learn. Do you really want someone uneducated trying to educate children?

]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:03:02 UTC 22519932 Bathabile Mabelane [Signature #77510] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22446312?utm_medium=rss Agree

]]> Thu, 6 Sep 2018 03:14:46 UTC 22446312 Anonymous [Signature #77509] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22315286?utm_medium=rss Why don’t you focus on infrastructure of all schools and let parents govern their children’s education. Thank you.

]]> Tue, 7 Aug 2018 06:17:38 UTC 22315286 Nicole Manzi [Signature #77508] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22280655?utm_medium=rss All Parents have the right to be involved in their childs education

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2018 08:07:20 UTC 22280655 Nthabiseng Malefane [Signature #77507] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22215641?utm_medium=rss I'm against

]]> Sat, 26 May 2018 12:00:25 UTC 22215641 Anonymous [Signature #77506] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22210499?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2018 07:43:11 UTC 22210499 Chris Erasmus [Signature #77505] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22177663?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:04:25 UTC 22177663 Mikael Day Silva [Signature #77504] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22116762?utm_medium=rss Wed, 4 Apr 2018 01:49:33 UTC 22116762 Sharmi Kordom [Signature #77503] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22103089?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Mar 2018 02:04:37 UTC 22103089 Anonymous [Signature #77502] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22088408?utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Mar 2018 01:20:05 UTC 22088408 Dawie van Tonder [Signature #77501] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22072482?utm_medium=rss Stopping parents having a say over their right to punish their children is a constitutional infringement on the rights of parents to discipline their kids. No abuse is accepted but to punish your child is to teach them right from wrong.

]]> Sun, 4 Mar 2018 08:56:44 UTC 22072482 Lance Hurly [Signature #77500] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22065696?utm_medium=rss Stop with the social engineering experiment already!

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2018 07:27:48 UTC 22065696 Tristan McLaren [Signature #77499] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22064599?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:44:19 UTC 22064599 Anenette Appel [Signature #77498] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22062119?utm_medium=rss Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:54:24 UTC 22062119 Marcelle Lorenzo [Signature #77497] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22048890?utm_medium=rss Sun, 18 Feb 2018 12:00:10 UTC 22048890 Anonymous [Signature #77496] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22040723?utm_medium=rss Schools should have a governing body to make there decisions.

]]> Mon, 12 Feb 2018 01:09:53 UTC 22040723 Anonymous [Signature #77495] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22028874?utm_medium=rss Our countries educational system has deteriorated to such an extent that we are bottom of the ladder in education in the World. We used to be one of the top educational countries.
What is happening here is more detrimental to both education and child in that the powers that be can put anyone into a teaching position even if they are not qualified for the job as we can see in the private sector and in government.

]]> Mon, 5 Feb 2018 08:16:46 UTC 22028874 Anonymous [Signature #77494] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22023500?utm_medium=rss If it wasn't for Governing Bodies I think our school and most of the schools would have closed by now or burned down (the solution to everything). There have to be order & rules in schools other wise there will be no discipline. ANY SCHOOL NEED A GOVERNING BODY. IT'S A MUST....

]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2018 03:11:50 UTC 22023500 Anonymous [Signature #77493] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22013423?utm_medium=rss I wish that this amendment not go through

]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2018 04:35:49 UTC 22013423 Anonymous [Signature #77492] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/22000996?utm_medium=rss Sat, 20 Jan 2018 02:59:33 UTC 22000996 Demetri Stergianos [Signature #77491] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21994711?utm_medium=rss I already don’t agree with the current education system. Now you want to make it worse Education should be according to international standards. Why are we depriving our children ??

]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:36:37 UTC 21994711 Anonymous [Signature #77490] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21993337?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Jan 2018 06:30:29 UTC 21993337 Jessica Van Jaarsveld [Signature #77489] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21990005?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:20:12 UTC 21990005 Dudu Tshukudu [Signature #77488] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21989359?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Jan 2018 02:16:53 UTC 21989359 Derick Van Rooyen [Signature #77487] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21984459?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:16:02 UTC 21984459 Alaric January [Signature #77486] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21983022?utm_medium=rss The amendment will undoubtedly cause an impact on service delivery in schools.

]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:54:26 UTC 21983022 Kyla Morrison [Signature #77485] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21978280?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Jan 2018 08:01:54 UTC 21978280 Dyani Bergh [Signature #77484] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21977313?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Jan 2018 09:33:15 UTC 21977313 Anonymous [Signature #77483] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21976423?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Jan 2018 09:07:30 UTC 21976423 Dawid Esterhuizen [Signature #77482] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21966738?utm_medium=rss If I am not mistaken, the Constitution supersedes the bill that the Department of Basic Education might push to enforce.

Yes, homeschooling is legislated in the South African Schools Act, but WHY does the Department list silly reasons like parents WANTING to replace teachers, parents not wanting their children integrate into broader society and parents do not want their children to mix with other children.

I have no idea what the premise for those reasons (assertions) could possibly be.

Why does the Department want to disable The People from developing healthily in and as a society?

Home educators are not 'independent educational institutions' and it feels like the Department is trying to force home educators into the same scope as the public education sphere to enforce the same legislation down and this is, as things stand currently, unconstitutional.

Furthermore, I cannot see why home educators are attempted to be forced to:
a) Follow the CAPS curriculum when there is such a wide variety to choose from and combine to provide the best learning experience for the child(ren)
b) Be assessed by 'a competent assessor' annually at the educator's (parent's) cost.

I feel all should be left as is, as it has been proven over many years that it is working.

]]> Wed, 3 Jan 2018 01:55:55 UTC 21966738 Theuns Smit [Signature #77481] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21965454?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Jan 2018 09:32:09 UTC 21965454 Santa Mills [Signature #77480] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21965276?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Jan 2018 02:51:09 UTC 21965276 Iain Lambert [Signature #77479] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21965217?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Jan 2018 12:37:04 UTC 21965217 Mlungisi Lesele [Signature #77478] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21964066?utm_medium=rss Don't take the power from the people. Avoid getting people to stop using schools as a community hub. That will encourage them to stop participating fully in the education of their children

]]> Sat, 30 Dec 2017 07:26:19 UTC 21964066 Clarissa Fisher [Signature #77477] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21960812?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Dec 2017 04:25:12 UTC 21960812 Wimpie Van Bosch [Signature #77476] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21959776?utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:19:27 UTC 21959776 Anonymous [Signature #77475] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21952150?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Dec 2017 08:20:43 UTC 21952150 Anonymous [Signature #77474] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21942602?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Dec 2017 03:14:25 UTC 21942602 Anonymous [Signature #77473] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21942499?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Dec 2017 01:16:15 UTC 21942499 Anonymous [Signature #77472] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21941905?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:43:32 UTC 21941905 Peter du Preez [Signature #77471] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21941156?utm_medium=rss This is a terrible idea! If government cannot handle what they have, how do they propose to handle even more than that.

]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2017 06:36:02 UTC 21941156 Anonymous [Signature #77470] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21939440?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Dec 2017 06:27:52 UTC 21939440 Grant Little [Signature #77469] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21938176?utm_medium=rss I believe that this will comprise education in former model c schools

]]> Tue, 12 Dec 2017 03:56:56 UTC 21938176 Anonymous [Signature #77468] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21935560?utm_medium=rss Mon, 11 Dec 2017 06:50:40 UTC 21935560 Anonymous [Signature #77467] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21935529?utm_medium=rss Mon, 11 Dec 2017 05:44:11 UTC 21935529 Michael Johnson [Signature #77466] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21934921?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Dec 2017 08:44:41 UTC 21934921 Anonymous [Signature #77465] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21934162?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Dec 2017 08:17:06 UTC 21934162 Anonymous [Signature #77464] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21930651?utm_medium=rss Fri, 8 Dec 2017 03:34:13 UTC 21930651 Siyanda Nandisa [Signature #77463] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21929906?utm_medium=rss I disagree with the proposed amendment

]]> Thu, 7 Dec 2017 06:00:35 UTC 21929906 Anonymous [Signature #77462] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21927067?utm_medium=rss totally against this bill.

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 02:02:02 UTC 21927067 Dilarno De Waal [Signature #77461] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926692?utm_medium=rss Let every parent home school and dept of education pay the parents to educate their children, instead of being bullied to do as they think is right

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 10:09:07 UTC 21926692 Anonymous [Signature #77460] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926685?utm_medium=rss No comment just against this

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 10:07:40 UTC 21926685 TILTON RICHARDSON [Signature #77459] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926628?utm_medium=rss Petition against proposal

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 09:32:00 UTC 21926628 Anonymous [Signature #77458] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926569?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Dec 2017 08:44:50 UTC 21926569 Harold Perumal [Signature #77457] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926552?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Dec 2017 08:39:54 UTC 21926552 Lauren Lynette Francis [Signature #77456] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926476?utm_medium=rss There is a need for an SGB in every school to agree/disagree with policy and procedures set by Department of Education. This is a democratic country,hence we are not dictated too but asked to voice our opinions. I disagree with the SGB being removed it's just not ethical and goes against the rights of the child. Its also disrespectful to the school Principal and teachers as they will be forced to follow rules and regulations which will be imposed on them and which they don't agree with.

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 07:33:08 UTC 21926476 Thulani Mgabhi [Signature #77455] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926429?utm_medium=rss Petition against proposed amendment of Schools Act

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 06:51:38 UTC 21926429 Andre pretorius [Signature #77454] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926387?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Dec 2017 06:17:44 UTC 21926387 Zainul Ebrahim [Signature #77453] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926382?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Dec 2017 06:13:59 UTC 21926382 Dominic Ladouce [Signature #77452] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926204?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Dec 2017 04:14:55 UTC 21926204 Kyle Latemer [Signature #77451] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926177?utm_medium=rss What is happening to our education system. We pay high taxes, exorbitant school fees and now government wants to take away our voice. This very sad. What will we have to keep our government honest. Is this another avenue of corruption because nothing else makes sense.

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 04:00:16 UTC 21926177 Peter Webb [Signature #77450] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926161?utm_medium=rss Against this change

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 03:51:17 UTC 21926161 SIPHO SIMON DLAMINI [Signature #77449] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21926105?utm_medium=rss May there be peace in our lifetime. No offence intendef against any one.

]]> Wed, 6 Dec 2017 03:23:53 UTC 21926105 Tewis Wessels [Signature #77448] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21923950?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Dec 2017 04:34:53 UTC 21923950 Lizl Marchand [Signature #77447] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21922947?utm_medium=rss I do not understand what Government is thinking. This country need more people to get educated and educated well. We need resources to be thought out and children supported, not war waged on schools and parents to make all education equally bad.

]]> Mon, 4 Dec 2017 02:44:24 UTC 21922947 Grant Rosettenstein [Signature #77446] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21922555?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Dec 2017 06:47:31 UTC 21922555 Anonymous [Signature #77445] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21919963?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Dec 2017 08:02:28 UTC 21919963 W Bradfield [Signature #77444] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21919953?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Dec 2017 07:54:43 UTC 21919953 mohau Thamaga [Signature #77443] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21918854?utm_medium=rss Bloemfomtein

]]> Sat, 2 Dec 2017 05:20:49 UTC 21918854 Augustinus de Bruyn [Signature #77442] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21917939?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:24:19 UTC 21917939 Anonymous [Signature #77441] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21917878?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Dec 2017 07:52:58 UTC 21917878