(1) The Minister of Basic Education gazetted the DBE Policy on the Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy in Secondary schools on 08 November 2021. The Policy was further launched by the Deputy Minister of Basic Education in February 2022 in Rustenburg, North West province. All provinces were orientated on the policy for implementation and dissemination workshops were conducted in 2022.
(2) Provinces are not allowed to contradict or deviate from the policy. The DBE is currently finalising a guide on the implementation of the policy to support SGBs and SMTs with school level operationalisation of the policy.