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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 ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Discussion of Programme & process
18 Oct 2019
The Committee, established to initiate and introduce legislation amending section 25 of the Constitution, discussed its programme until May 2020. As the work of the Committee was of considerable public interest, Members proposed various ways the programme could be condensed and its work sped up, while avoiding scheduling clashes with ...
Basic Education
ELRC Collective Agreements & Grade 9 General Education Certificate: DBE; BRRR; with Minister & Deputy Minister
15 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
The Minister, Ms Angie Motshekga and Deputy Minister, Dr Regina Mhaule were present and emphasised throughout the meeting that schooling for children was compulsory until grade 9, but that the schooling process ended at grade 12. Both the Minister and Deputy Minister highlighted ...
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 ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Election of Chairperson
5 Sep 2019
Members elected Dr Mathole Motshekga as Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee. There were no objections or further nominations
Dr Motshekga accepted the nomination.
Basic Education
AGSA Capacity Building & DBE First Quarter Performance; with Deputy Minister
3 Sep 2019
The committee, in the presence of the Department of Basic Education met to be briefed by the Auditor General of SA(AGSA) for capacity building and the first quarterly performance of 2019/20. The AGSA outline the mandate of the Chapter nine of the constitution, the audit process, audit opinions, root causes ...
Basic Education
SACE & Umalusi 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
27 Aug 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee was briefed on annual performance plans by South African Council for Educators (SACE) and Umalusi which provided details of their mandates; programmes, plans and performance indicators; as well as their financial information.
Members commended the good work performed by ...