The Department of Education received a total Adjustment of R561.686 million. The Department rolled over R8.6 million for operations, R3.5 million for HIV/Aids conditional grant (for Limpopo province) and R9 million for new functions of the Council on Higher Education (CHE). The Department also received an additional budget of R8 million for the new ministry of Higher Education. This will go towards sustaining the ministerial offices and those of the Director-General. In future, it is anticipated that more funds will be required for the running of the new Department of Higher Education. A substantial amount of R524.1 million was allocated for workbooks for literacy and numeracy for grades 1 to 6 learners in quintiles 1 to 3 schools. An amount of R8.5 million was allocated for increase in improvement of conditions of service.