The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) reported that it had managed to spend 99.5 per cent of its Dinaledi Schools Grant allocation during the 2011/12 financial year and that there has been continually improved performance in maths and science by learners in Grade 12. The WCED further explained the reason for its poor spending performance of only 48.2 per cent in the 2012/13 financial year as follows: