HIGH SCHOOL ENROLMENT

Hi

Just to start my Gardener is South African, his son was born in South Africa.

I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. My gardener's son's mom, who lived in Zim, died and the son has naturally been sent to live with him. We have desperately been trying to enrol him in a school but because he doesn't have a birth certificate he can't enrol. To get his birth certificate we need to have a DNA test done first and then only will Home Affairs help. This process could take months. Does anyone have a suggestion what we can do in the meantime. I really don't want the poor boy to miss a whole year of school, and what will he do for a year...I can only imagine a 13 year old with nothing to do all day will only get himself into trouble, being so young he can't work.Please any suggestions, I am at my wits end.