School-fee exemption fraud

Описание: Schools’ financial balancing act: Exemptions

Ashleigh Laurent and Chanel Coetzee discuss the significance of fact-checking information submitted for exemption requests for fee-paying schools.

Key learning outcomes:

1. Comprehending exemptions as they relate to the South African Schools Act and its Regulations.
2. An understanding of the various exemptions.
3. How do parents submit applications for exemptions at fee-paying public schools?
4. What duties do the School and School Governing Body (SGB) have?
5. The repercussions of providing false information on applications for admissions and exemptions?
6. What is the legal position regarding separated parents and exemptions?
7. Simple and affordable checks for schools to perform during their exemption review process.
8. Q & A with the team.

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Time stamps:
0:00 - Start
0:26 - Introduction
1:10 - The definition of a school-fee exemptions
2:01 - The categories of school-fee exemptions
5:07 - Conditional school-fee exemptions explained
6:30 - How do parents apply for a school-fee exemption?
7:39 - Documentation parents need to support their exemption application
10:00 - Repercussions of fraud when applying for an exemption application
10:55 - The TPN System: Capturing information and starting the assessment of an application
12:58 - The importance of written consent before processing a credit application
15:01 - Can you perform a credit check on a passport number?
18:52 - TPN VOBS - Verified Online Bank Statements
21:00 - What to do if parents have multiple bank accounts
24:42 - The formula to calculate the percentage of partial school-fee exemptions per child
31:35 - The 8-step exemption process for fee-paying public schools
32:30 - Who is liable for the payment of fees where parents are divorced?
35:16 - TPN Trace Enquiry
39:20 - Q & A session