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Basic Education
Implications and Impact of SONA; President’s SONA 2022; with Deputy Minister
22 Feb 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes
Basic Education
Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: way forward
15 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, a parliamentary legal advisor briefed the Portfolio Committee on the legal process for the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill which was tagged as a Section 76 Bill having both national and provincial competences. The Bill amended the South African Schools Act and Employment of Educators ...
Basic Education
Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: briefing with Ministry
8 Feb 2022
The Department of Basic Education (DBE), together with the Minister and Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill.
The Minister was relieved that the BELA Bill was finally in the hands of Members after five years in the making. The Bill was not perfect ...
Basic Education
2021 NSC Examinations: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister
25 Jan 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations outcomes by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi).
DBE noted the components of the schooling system, ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2020/21 Annual Report
9 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on its annual report for 2020/21, providing details of its achievements and challenges in meeting its objectives for the period under review. Its presentation included an overview of the service delivery environment and ...
Social Development
Update on migration of Early Childhood Development: DSD & DBE briefing; with Ministers
25 Aug 2021
The Joint Portfolio Committees on Basic Education and Social Development met to hear the progress in implementing the migration of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme function from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE). This decision had been announced in 2019 by President ...
Basic Education
Online Learning; DBE 2020/21 Quarter 4 performance; with Ministry
24 Aug 2021
With both the Minister and Deputy Minister present, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) reported it fully achieved 90% of its targets, as set out in the Annual Performance Plan for 2020-21, and partially achieved the remaining 10%. This compares with 61% of targets fully achieved and ...
Basic Education
DBE on: Gender Responsive Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Auditing Framework; GBV programmes; Misconduct by Educators / Officials in respect of GBV; with Deputy Minister
17 Aug 2021
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Gender Responsive Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Auditing Framework
The Committee convened virtually to receive briefings from the Department of Basic Education and the South African Council for Educators. The Deputy Minister was in attendance. The briefings were on the gender-responsive planning, monitoring, evaluation and auditing framework; GBVF programmes and ...
Basic Education
Unrest damage to KZN & Gauteng schools; School reopening readiness; with Minister
3 Aug 2021
The Committee Chairperson said that it was shocking that the cost of damages and vandalism to schools is estimated at over R141 million. At least 14 schools were targeted in Gauteng with damages of R38 million. The impact in KwaZulu-Natal was worse, with 144 schools, eight circuit management offices, ...
Basic Education
Status of School Preparedness for a possible Third Wave: DBE briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2021
The Department presented that two decades of learning gains have been compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic. An assessment that was done showed that only 22% of Grade Four learners are able to read proficiently. During the pandemic, about 60% of contact learning time was lost.
The Department developed a sample ...