SADTU in the Province was very optimistic that the Province would achieve higher and better results in 2013. As this was the second visit by the Portfolio Committee, SADTU wanted to check the progress in respect of the submission made. With regard to Post Establishment, SADTU indicated that they had an agreement with the Department that there would be no retrenchments in 2013. In terms of the equity share there had been a decrease in the amount (Total allocation of R 4.4 Billion for +/- 8 000 posts). SADTU had also been given the assurance that there would be no classroom without a teacher.