Hon Speaker, you may well be aware that the initiative to have principals sign performance agreements is presently with the Education Labour Relations Council and the unions are considering that. There is such an initiative that has taken place.
Long ago, the issue of performance management has received the collective support of all provinces. It might well be that before the process unfolds and is formalised in the Chamber the Western Cape had already started implementing it informally. It is indeed the intention of the Department of Basic Education.
We have often spoken quite publicly about the relationship between performance functionality of a school and the leadership and management of schools, so we cannot disagree with you in that particular regard. What we can say is that we can take heart from the fact that there are 18 institutions of higher learning that are providing opportunities for the Ace programme to be followed. The uptake is increasing year by year, because communities, educators, deputy principals and principals, in particular, recognise the value of those skills that should be a requisite for a person leading an institution as complex as a school. I thank you.