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Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: DBE response to public submissions; with Ministry
20 Mar 2024
The Select Committee convened in a virtual meeting to enable the Department of Basic Education to respond to matters raised during the public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill.
The Minister said she hoped this Bill would get passed before the end of ...
Basic Education
SAHRC School Uniforms Report; with Minister
5 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education convened virtually to consider the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Report on School Uniforms and the over-regulation of appearances in the Eastern Cape, 2022.
The Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motshekga, provided opening remarks, acknowledging the importance of the topics and ...
Basic Education
2023 NSC Examination: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister
6 Feb 2024
In its first meeting for 2024, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on a virtual platform with the Minister, a delegation from Umalusi, and the Department of Basic Education to discuss the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Matric results. The Chairperson voiced her satisfaction with the outcome of ...
Basic Education
2023 Examinations-Readiness: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive an updated status report from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Umalusi on learners' examination readiness in 2023. The DBE acknowledged the examination irregularities within the past year and the errors in some of the past examinations, but ...
Basic Education
PIRLS & Reading Literacy; with Minister
23 May 2023
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) results. They reported that the study revealed very low performance levels of learners' ability to read for meaning by the time they turned ten years ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: DBE briefing, with Minister in attendance
3 May 2023
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met virtually with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for a briefing on the 2023 Appropriation Bill. The Department provided an overview of the appropriation for the 2022/23 financial year and the preliminary spending outcomes as at the end of the 2022/23 financial year; ...
Basic Education
KZN PED: Implementation of Committee oversight visit recommendations & National School Nutrition Programme (Challenges and Mitigations); with Minister
2 May 2023
The KZN Provincial Department of Basic Education briefed the Portfolio Committee on the status of implementing the Committee's recommendations following their ...
Basic Education
Learner Dropouts in the System (Statistics, Trends, Tracking and Tracing); BELA Bill: proposal for improved public hearings; DBE Budget: Committee Report; with Minister
18 Apr 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met virtually with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) regarding the Learner Dropouts in the System (Statistics, Trends, Tracking and Tracing). The Department reported that the rate at which learners drop out of school in South Africa improved by 10% in the 2022 ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; BELA hearings postponement, with Minister and Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the 2020/21-2024/25 Strategic Plan (SP) and Annual Performance Plan (APP) 2023/24. The Department briefed the Committee on the renewed focus of actions and efforts which resulted in learning and instructional effectiveness on outcomes ...
Basic Education
DBE Annual Performance Plan (postponed); BELA Bill: public hearing concerns
14 Mar 2023
Since the Department of Basic Education Annual Performance Plan (APP) presentation arrived the day before the meeting and the APP was tabled in Parliament only on the day of the meeting, the Committee made the decision to postpone its consideration to the following week despite the Ministry ...