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Basic Education
Minister of Basic Education on matters of concern in the education sector
19 Apr 2016
The Minister of Basic Education and her delegation addressed the Committee on a range of matters affecting the education sector. This included the release of the “Jobs for Cash” report, the licensing of teachers, competency testing for markers of National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations and the call for the return ...
Basic Education
Council for Quality Assurance (Umalusi) & SA Council for Educators on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan
7 Apr 2016
Umalusi and the South African Council for Educators (SACE) presented their strategic and Annual Performance Plans and budgets for 2016/17 to the Committee. Umalusi had revised its five year strategic plan covering the period 2015 to 2020, in the 2015 year, in order to address audit findings from the previous ...
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Department of Basic Education on its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister
5 Apr 2016
The Department of Basic Education briefed the Committee on its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans. Beforehand, the Deputy Minister gave an overview of the school envioronment and mentioned the following achievements:
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Deliberations by Committee on candidates that were interviewed; Adoption of Outstanding Committee Minutes
30 Mar 2016
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) deliberated on the 12 candidates that had been interviewed on 29 March 2016.
The Committee first adopted minutes of its meetings from 2 March 2016 to 29 March 2016. Several Members expressed ...
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Interviews of Short-listed candidates for National Youth Development Agency Board
29 Mar 2016
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency interviewed 12 candidates who would serve on the NYDA Board.
The following candidates were interviewed by the Committee:
Basic Education
Meeting with visiting New Zealand Parliamentary Delegation
17 Mar 2016
The Portfolio Committees on Basic and Higher Education and Training sat jointly to receive a delegation from New Zealand's Parliament. Officials were present from each of the departments to give a broad background to their functions and work. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) described its sustainable development goals towards ...
Basic Education
3-Stream Model; 2nd Chance Matric Programme; Operation Phakisa: Department of Basic Education briefing
15 Mar 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education heard presentations from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the 3 Stream Model, the Second Chance Programme and the progress made in implementing information communication technology (ICT) in South African education.
The Department of Basic Education said the new 3 Stream Model was ...
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Special Education and Inclusive Education: Human Rights Watch, Section 27, Inclusive Education SA & Department interaction
8 Mar 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education heard presentations from Human Rights Watch, Section 27, Inclusive Education South Africa and the Department of Basic Eduction, on special and inclusive education.
Human Rights Watch reported that nearly 600 000 children with disability were out of school in South Africa. Schools failed to ...
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Limpopo Petition; Department of Basic Education 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance, with Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2016
The Department of Basic Education replied to questions remaining from the previous meeting on infrastructure, mismatch of skills, accountability and new teachers.
The outstanding information from Limpopo on its School Nutrition Programme tenders was supplied to answer the questions dealing with a petition from Limpopo Province that the DA had ...
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Matric Results 2015; School Readiness 2016; DBE response to Committee Oversight, with Deputy Minister
16 Feb 2016
The Department of Basic Education reported on the 2015 National Senior Certificate Examination performance: 644 536 candidates wrote and 70.7% passed compared to the 75.8% pass rate in 2014. Of these, 166 263 (25.8%) qualified for Bachelor Studies at Higher Education Institutions; 183 270 (28.5%) qualified for Diploma Studies at ...