. Section 29(1) of the Constitution of the Republic provides that " everyone has the right to a basic education, including adult basic education". To this end government is providing Abet free of charge . Grade Rs have to move away from communities and become part of a formal school curriculum. This will ensure free education from Grade R to Grade 9. . Prioritisation of schools for upgrading is done at the regional or school circuit level, not at provincial level. School principals and School Governing Bodies must ensure that their schools are on the priority list, and they must insist on getting a copy of the list from officials. . Ramps will be installed for people with disabilities in those facilities that have none. . The teacher colleges were not closed but attached to other institutions of higher learning. . The department will look at the issue of stipends for school nutrition caregivers and learnership programmes. Specific cases such as the Lulekani project will be followed up. . The department will address the issue of overcrowding in schools, a problem which MPs themselves observed during committee visits around the Bushbuckridge area. In one instance the ratio was 53 classes to 20 teachers. . Learner have to be an all-rounder at secondary school level so that they are able to adjust or go to any area. The Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) is designed to develop learners so that they start thinking as if they were at tertiary level. . There is no specific criterion set out for the appointment of a senior teacher. Like everyone else, teachers compete for positions based on merit. . The age of children who receive a social grant is currently up to 14 years of age. From 2009 onwards it will go up by one year every year until it reaches 18 years. . The department will provide teachers with the skills to identify learners with a learning disabilities. . The department will look at the issue of bringing higher learning institutions for the disabled closer to the communities, and look at providing transport in the meanwhile. . There are no-fee schools that communities have to utilise to avoid expensive school fees. This means that from Grade R up until Grade 9 government has introduced free education which should benefit the poor. For tertiary education, government has set up the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in order to assist students at public higher education institutions with loans and bursaries. . Compulsory education will be introduced in phases. . The 7% used for administration by the department in the school nutrition scheme is not a national norm. This means that provinces have the latitude to increase this figure in order to be able to pay stipends of more than R400 to volunteer caregivers in the school nutrition scheme.