LCP4809 Assignment 2
Semester 2 2024
(159605) - DUE
September 2024
[Company address]
, LCP4809 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024 (159605) - DUE September 2024
Explain how the courts in The Western Cape Minister of Education v The
Governing Body of Mikro Primary School 2005 (10) BCLR 973 (SCA) and Head
of Department: Mpumalanga Department of Education and Another v Hoërskool
Ermelo and Another [2009] ZACC 32 interpreted section 29(2) of the Constitution
of the Republic of South Africa? Use supporting authority in your answer
LCP4809 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024
Interpretation of Section 29(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa by the Courts
Section 29(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa provides that
everyone has the right to receive education in the official language or languages of
their choice in public educational institutions where that education is reasonably
practicable. It also mandates the state to consider all reasonable educational
alternatives, including single-medium institutions, taking into account equity,
practicability, and the need to redress the results of past racially discriminatory
laws and practices.
In interpreting this section, the courts have considered various factors, including
the need to balance individual language preferences with broader societal goals and
the practical limitations of the state's resources.
Case Analysis: The Western Cape Minister of Education v The Governing
Body of Mikro Primary School 2005 (10) BCLR 973 (SCA)
Facts and Background: The Governing Body of Mikro Primary School, a single-
medium Afrikaans school, was directed by the Western Cape Minister of
Semester 2 2024
(159605) - DUE
September 2024
[Company address]
, LCP4809 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024 (159605) - DUE September 2024
Explain how the courts in The Western Cape Minister of Education v The
Governing Body of Mikro Primary School 2005 (10) BCLR 973 (SCA) and Head
of Department: Mpumalanga Department of Education and Another v Hoërskool
Ermelo and Another [2009] ZACC 32 interpreted section 29(2) of the Constitution
of the Republic of South Africa? Use supporting authority in your answer
LCP4809 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024
Interpretation of Section 29(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South
Africa by the Courts
Section 29(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa provides that
everyone has the right to receive education in the official language or languages of
their choice in public educational institutions where that education is reasonably
practicable. It also mandates the state to consider all reasonable educational
alternatives, including single-medium institutions, taking into account equity,
practicability, and the need to redress the results of past racially discriminatory
laws and practices.
In interpreting this section, the courts have considered various factors, including
the need to balance individual language preferences with broader societal goals and
the practical limitations of the state's resources.
Case Analysis: The Western Cape Minister of Education v The Governing
Body of Mikro Primary School 2005 (10) BCLR 973 (SCA)
Facts and Background: The Governing Body of Mikro Primary School, a single-
medium Afrikaans school, was directed by the Western Cape Minister of
