Basic Education
2020 School Readiness & 2019 Matric Examination Outcome; Report on Griqua People’s Heritage Submission; Residents of Dryharts Village Petition with Deputy Minister
11 Feb 2020
The meeting opened with a presentation from the Dryharts community in the North West Province, which had requested the reopening of the Molehabangwe middle school as a primary school. They pointed out that overcrowding was a worrying issue at the current schools, and another school was needed because the Dryharts ...
Basic Education
Griqua People’s Heritage submission: Representative of Griqua People’s Heritage & NC Department of Education; DBE briefing: 2020 school readiness
26 Nov 2019
The Committee received a petition from a Griqua community in the Northern Cape, which had been submitted to the Department of Basic Education (DBE), requesting that a new school be built on the Gong-Gong farm. A community representative highlighted the plight of the people of Gong-Gong, and said there had ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance
19 Nov 2019
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented a report on its performance for the second quarter of the 2019/20 financial year, and the overall feedback from the Committee was positive.
The Department provided details of progress with its five programmes, and highlighted some challenges. It had implemented consequence management for ...
Basic Education
Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme & Post-Provisioning Norms: Department briefing; with Deputy Minister
12 Nov 2019
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the Post-Provisioning Norms (PPN) for 2020 and the Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme. Additionally, the Committee considered and adopted its draft minutes dated 5 November 2019. The Deputy Minister of Basic Education was present.
The presentation on ...
Basic Education
National Education Collaboration Trust & NEEDU update
5 Nov 2019
The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) is an entity of government and came about in answer to the NDP imperatives. It is independent but it reports to the department and to Parliament. The NECT is created as an agile entity which is free from bureaucracy and can thus achieve projects ...
Basic Education
School Infrastructure 2019/20 mid-year report; with Minister
29 Oct 2019
The Department of Basic Education gave a mid-year report on school infrastructure delivery. The sector provides infrastructure through three programmes: Provincial Infrastructure Programme, Accelerated School infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI) and Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) initiative.
• The Provincial Schools Build Programme is implemented by provinces and it targets the ...
Basic Education
Equal Education Law Centre State of Education Report; Section 27 Limpopo Sanitation Report; BRRR
22 Oct 2019
Section 27 – Limpopo Sanitation Report
Equal Education Law Centre on Report of State of Education
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
Meeting Summary
The Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) presented an overview on its Report on the State of Education 2014-2019. The presentation provided: a brief background on ...
Basic Education
Umalusi & SACE 2018/19 Annual Reports; Examination Readiness 2019
9 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by Umalusi on its Annual Report and verification of their State of Readiness to quality assure the 2019 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations; and also by the Council on South African Council for Educators (SACE) on its Annual Report. Members were pleased that ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2018/19 Annual Report, with AGSA & FFC input
8 Oct 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received presentations from four key stakeholders namely the: Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC); Office of the Auditor General of South Africa AGSA); Department of Basic Education’s Internal Audit Committee and the Department of Basic Education on the latter’s audit outcomes and ...
Basic Education
Department on: Teaching and Learning International Survey & Comprehensive Sexuality Education; with the Deputy Minister
17 Sep 2019
The Department of Basic Education gave a briefing on the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) Provision in Schools.
TALIS is a survey focusing on the learning environment and the working conditions of teachers and principals. South Africa was the only African participant, having 2 ...