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Basic Education
Department of Basic Education on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2016
The Director General reported on the accomplishments, challenges and financial management of the Department of Basic Education in 2015/16. The performance of each of the five programmes according to pre-determined objectives was discussed. Achievements included the Department conducted a mentoring programme aimed at supporting Districts and Circuit Managers in identified ...
Basic Education
Education standards & comparative performance in Africa: SACMEQ III & IV study results; 2016 NSC examination preparations: Department of Basic Education briefings
13 Sep 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on the comparative SACMEQ study which had correlated data from fifteen Southern and Eastern African countries to compare learner outcomes and teacher performance in education. Two studies had been conducted, in 2000 and 2007, but the final results from the SACMEQ ...
Basic Education
Early Childhood Development implementation: DBE & Social Development briefing
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Department of Social Development (DSD) gave a joint briefing on Early Childhood Development (ECD), and although the Department of Health was not present, it was noted that input into the policies had also been given by that department. The nation-wide implementation of the ...
Basic Education
Vuwani: report back; Supplementary Exam / Second Chance Programme; National Education Collaboration Trust progress report
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) said the supplementary examinations provided an opportunity for learners who could not write examinations in November to write the examinations at a later date. It also provided an opportunity to rewrite for borderline cases who failed in the November examinations.
A total of 115 ...
Basic Education
Selling of Educator Posts by Union Members/Provincial Department Officials: Ministerial Task Team Report
27 May 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) Report on the allegations of the selling of teacher posts. Of the approximately 120 matters that were brought to their attention, the MTT investigated 81 cases. Of these, 38 cases provided grounds for either reasonable suspicion requiring further ...
Basic Education
Vuwani school destruction: update by Department of Basic Education
24 May 2016
The Department briefed the Committee on the current situation in Vuwani after 30 schools had been burnt down or vandalised in protest action against plans for Vuwani to be included in a new municipality. It gave estimated costs for infrastructure recovery, what partnerships it had entered into, what stakeholder engagements it had ...
Basic Education
Committee Report on Basic Education Budget
3 May 2016
The Committee met to consider the draft report on the Basic Education Budget Vote 14 and to adopt draft minutes of Portfolio Committee meetings that took place on 15 March, 5 April, 7 April and 19 April 2016.
The meeting was just over 30 minutes long as some Committee members ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on Communications Budget
3 May 2016
The Committee met to consider its report on the Department of Communications Budget. The Committee had congratulated the Minister of Communications on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) rollout. Members requested that DTT awareness programmes be shared with Members so as to assist when conducting oversight during the constituency period. Members ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education on its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister
5 Apr 2016
The Department of Basic Education briefed the Committee on its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans. Beforehand, the Deputy Minister gave an overview of the school envioronment and mentioned the following achievements:
Basic Education
Special Education and Inclusive Education: Human Rights Watch, Section 27, Inclusive Education SA & Department interaction
8 Mar 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education heard presentations from Human Rights Watch, Section 27, Inclusive Education South Africa and the Department of Basic Eduction, on special and inclusive education.
Human Rights Watch reported that nearly 600 000 children with disability were out of school in South Africa. Schools failed to ...