When parents register their children at Empangeni High School, they receive a copy of the school's code of conduct. It is the parents' responsibility to ensure that their children wear the full school uniform, and behave according to the spirit and the rules of the school.

Representatives of the parent corps revise the uniform code from time to time and parents will be notified in good time if any changes are proposed and generally accepted.

Learners must attend all school functions in school uniform unless special permission has been given by the headmaster to wear acceptable, appropriate mufti. The Grade 12 learners have their own tie to distinguish them from other learners.

The suppliers of the school uniform are: The Hub (Sanlam Centre), Gem Schoolwear (Kenart Platinum) and Zululand Sports Centre - Sportswear.

POLICY FOR THE SAFEKEEPING AND RETRIEVAL OF TEXTBOOKS

 1. AIM:
The aim of this policy is to provide the learners of Empangeni High School with textbooks in a manner that is accountable, reasonable and of service to the whole school.

 2. ACQUIRING:
As a Section 21 School, the acquiring of textbooks will be procured as per departmental instruction. It will be expected that  books be utilised for a period of five years, unless prescribed otherwise by the department.

 3. STORING:
Two storerooms and one office are utilised as store rooms for the text books.

 4. DISTRIBUTION:
One week before school commences in January textbooks are handed to learners who are able to fetch them from the school. Learners in grade 9 – 12 will receive their books as soon as the school starts. Grade 8 learners and other new learners to the school will receive their books as soon as the registration process has been completed.

All textbooks are bar coded and are issued to learners by number of the bar code.

 5. PROCEDURE:
Learners are expected to hand in all their textbooks at the end of the academic year. If a learner has failed to hand in one or more of the textbooks that were issued to him/her, he/she will not receive that specific subject’s book until the book has been replaced or paid for.

It is imperative for a learner to be identified by his/her school identity card. Therefore he/she has to be in possession of a school identity card before text books will be handed to him/her.

Learners should be registered at the school before textbooks are issued to them.

 6. RETRIEVAL:

 6.1  Learners will have to pay for their Textbook/s in the following cases:

1. If he/she has lost the book handed to him/her by the school

2. If the book has been vandalised, torn or the bar code removed during the year that he/she has been in possession of a book

3. If  he/she has left the school and not returned any one or more of the books that were handed to him/her.

 6.2 It is strongly advised that all textbooks be covered with a durable plastic cover to protect the book.

 6.3 No pen marks, answers or notes should be made in textbooks.

 6.4 Spot checks will be carried out throughout the year to ascertain that textbooks are looked after and cared for.

 COMMITTEE FOR TEXTBOOKS (AND STATIONERY)

The following Educators and Administrative staff members will serve on this committee:

Mrs Z. Matthee (acting principal)
Mrs M Koen
Mrs M Van Rooyen
Mrs L Webster
Mrs L Malan