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EDL3703
Assignment 1
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Semester 1
2025 - DUE 17
March 2025
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, Legal Opinion: Hoërskool Erasmus v Provincial Department of Education1.
Introduction This legal opinion assesses the likelihood of success of Hoërskool Erasmus
in its legal challenge against the provincial department of education regarding the forced
admission of 42 black English-speaking learners in 2014. The governing body claims that
the school is exclusively Afrikaans and that it lacked the necessary resources to
accommodate these learners. The analysis is based on relevant constitutional provisions,
case law, and education legislation in South Africa.
EDL3703
Assignment 1
(COMPLETE
ANSWERS)
Semester 1
2025 - DUE 17
March 2025
[Type the document subtitle]
[Pick the date]
, Legal Opinion: Hoërskool Erasmus v Provincial Department of Education1.
Introduction This legal opinion assesses the likelihood of success of Hoërskool Erasmus
in its legal challenge against the provincial department of education regarding the forced
admission of 42 black English-speaking learners in 2014. The governing body claims that
the school is exclusively Afrikaans and that it lacked the necessary resources to
accommodate these learners. The analysis is based on relevant constitutional provisions,
case law, and education legislation in South Africa.