3. Education and Development
(a) The provision of education by a “school” as defined in the South African Schools Act, 1996, (Act No. 84 of 1996).
(b) The provision of “higher education” by a “higher education institution” as defined in terms of the Higher Education Act, 1997, (Act No. 101 of 1997).
(c) “Adult education and training”, as defined in the Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act 52 of 2000), including literacy and numeracy education.
[Subparagraph (c) substituted by section 54(a) of Act 23 of 2020]
(d) “Continuing education and training” provided by a “private college” as defined in the Continuing Education and Training Colleges Act, 2006 (Act 16 of 2006), which is registered in terms of that Act.
[Subparagraph (d) substituted by section 64 of Act 3 of 2008 and by section 54(b) of Act 23 of 2020]
(e) Training for unemployed persons with the purpose of enabling them to obtain employment.
(f) The training or education of persons with a severe physical or mental disability.
(g) The provision of bridging courses to enable educationally disadvantaged persons to enter a higher education institution as envisaged in subparagraph (b).
(h) The provision of educare or early childhood development services for pre-school children.
(i) The provision of school buildings or equipment for public schools and educational institutions engaged in public benefit activities contemplated in subparagraphs (a) to (h).
(j) Programmes addressing needs in education provision, learning, teaching, training, curriculum support, governance, whole school development, safety and security at schools, pre-schools or educational institutions as envisaged in subparagraphs (a) to (h).
(k) Educational enrichment, academic support, supplementary tuition or outreach programmes for the poor and needy.
(l) Training of persons employed in the national, provincial and local spheres of government, for purposes of capacity building in those spheres of government.
(m) Career guidance and counseling services provided to persons attending any school or higher education institution as envisaged in subparagraphs (a) and (b).
(n) The provision of hostel accommodation to students of a public benefit organisation contemplated in section 30 or an institution, board or body contemplated in section 10(1)(cA)(i), carrying on activities envisaged in subparagraphs (a) to (g).
(o) The provision of scholarships, bursaries, awards and loans for study, research and teaching on such conditions as may be prescribed by the Minister by way of regulation in the Gazette.
(p) The provision or promotion of educational programmes with respect to financial services and products, carried on under the auspices of a public entity listed under Schedule 3A of the Public Finance Management Act.