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Basic Education
Schools that Work; Early Grade Reading; 25 Year Review
27 Nov 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department on Basic Education on Early Grade Reading Studies; the Schools That Work Survey II and the 25 Year Review of Basic Education. The Minister had tasked the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit to conduct a study into why some schools performed better ...
Basic Education
2019 School Readiness; with Deputy Minister
20 Nov 2018
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) met with the Committee to present the report on the preparation for 2019 school readiness, and disclosed that the majority of learners had already been placed. The final placement lists should be finalised by the end of November. Some challenges that affect the finalisation ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education Quarter 2 performance
13 Nov 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to be briefed on the Department’s second quarter performance for the 2018/19 financial year. The presentation addressed major highlights for the quarter before delving into the performance with regard to the specific indicators of the five programmes of the Department. ...
Water and Sanitation
Sanitation backlogs in schools: DBE briefing; Sanitation Technologies and Innovations: Water Research Commission briefing
7 Nov 2018
The Department of Basic Education presented the implementation plan to address sanitation backlogs at schools to the joint Portfolio Committees. It highlighted that of the country’s 23 334 active schools, 3 898 still had pit latrines as the only form of sanitation. The provinces with the highest number of pit ...
Basic Education
High Level Panel Recommendations: Department of Basic Education progress report
30 Oct 2018
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) met with the Committee to present the report of the High-Level Panel (HLP) on the assessment of key legislation and the acceleration of fundamental change in South Africa’s education system.
Pertinent aspects of the presentation included school dropout rates, where it was noted that ...
Basic Education
Basic Education BRRR; ELRC Collective Agreements; Current matters affecting Basic Education Sector
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received a briefing from the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC), updating it on the ELRC’s collective agreements and current matters affecting – and of interest to -- the basic education sector.
The main issue that was ...
Basic Education
Whole School District Approach: NECT progress report; Basic Education BRRR
16 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
This was a roundtable meeting with the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), which was given an opportunity to present an updated report on the impact and challenges of its programme.
The NECT said that there had been growth in the programme, but ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education, Umalusi, SACE 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
10 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi), and the South African Council of Educators (SACE) on their annual reports.
The Deputy Minister for Education highlighted some items that ...
Basic Education
Examination Readiness 2018: Department and Umalusi briefing
9 Oct 2018
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Umalusi briefed the Committee on their state of readiness for the 2018 examinations. The DBE’s presentation was in two parts. The first part dealt with learner readiness for the 2018 examinations. A lot of focus has been put into getting learners ready for ...
Basic Education
Schools for the Deaf: DEAFSA; DBE; UMALUSI; Principals Organisation roundtable
12 Sep 2018
This was a roundtable meeting where stakeholders in deaf education were given a chance to express their grievances and achievements with regard to deaf education in South Africa. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) attended in order to report on its involvement in the process thus far.
DeafSA said education ...