1.4 The visits coincided with the oversight programme of the provincial legislatures who were conducting oversight visits at selected schools in both provinces since the commencement of the school year. In an effort to accommodate our delegation, it was agreed that the Committee would join the provincial committees in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. 1.5 This report provides a summary of the key issues that emerged from the interaction with stakeholders, officials of the National Department, provincial departments as well as the committee's deliberations, observations and recommendations.