While Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), together with some public schools with governing bodies that have been granted additional functions, are responsible for the procurement of textbooks and stationery, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is responsible for supporting PEDs and public schools in the provisioning of learning and teaching support materials (LTSM) in a number of ways. These are detailed below.
Textbooks
Since 2011, ...
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is actively working on enhancing early childhood development (ECD) through strategic investments in infrastructure, educator training and resource provision, particularly in disadvantaged areas. The following outlines the current measures and future plans to strengthen the sector:
According to the Department of Basic Education (DBE), in the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, 715,719 full-time candidates participated, representing approximately 70% of the relevant Grade 1 cohort. The DBE has indicated that, by including the 182,056 part-time candidates who wrote the NSC examinations in 2023, this figure closer increases to approximately 80%. The learner retention rate for the Class of 2023 was ...
The Department of Basic Education (DBE), together with Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) and the DBE’s implementing agents, have made significant progress under the Sanitation Appropriate For Education (SAFE) initiative, completing 3,148 identified sanitation projects since its inception. The remaining 227 projects identified for purposes of the SAFE initiative are scheduled for completion by March 2025. Delays in some projects, caused by underperforming service providers, ...
(a) The Minister of Basic Education has not as yet made a pronouncement on the offering of compulsory History in the Further Education and Training band (FET). The Minister will be briefed by the History Ministerial Task Team in early 2025.
(b) The History Ministerial Task Team has recommended that History should be a stand-alone subject and not be integrated with other subjects, such as ...
(a) For the 2025 school year, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has reduced its educator posts by approximately 2,400. As of 18 December 2024, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has advised that the Free State Education Department (FSED) has reduced its educator posts by approximately 6. All other Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) have confirmed that they will maintain their 2024 educator posts ...
1. (a) Within the Basic Education Budget Vote, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has allocated approximately R3 million to support Building Social Cohesion in Schools and Communities. These funds are utilised to implement the National Schools Moot Court Programme, which promotes constitutional literacy within the framework of human rights education. The budget also supports school and community initiatives aimed at addressing racism, sexism, ...
(a) The Department of Basic Education (DBE) uses available data on Grade R enrolments and demographic estimates to guide planning and resource allocation in respect of efforts to expand access to Grade R. I am advised that, for the 2024 school year, the estimated total number of learners enrolled in Grade R per province is as follows:
Province |
Estimated Number of Learners |
Eastern Cape ... |