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Basic Education
Committee Strategic Planning Session; BELA Bill Public Participation Programme
19 Apr 2022
The purpose of the virtual meeting was to allow Members to reflect on the annual performance and strategic plans of the Committee over the last two years and to discuss its plans for the coming two years. This would allow for the drafting of a comprehensive legacy report by ...
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Department of Basic Education 2021/22 Quarter 3 performance; with Minister
29 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education Quarter 3 performance 2021/22 indicated 90% of targets have been met while 10% have been partially achieved.
In the discussion, the Committee enquired about the infrastructure backlog, monitoring in schools and the implementation of the National Reading Plan. The relationship ...
Basic Education
Status Report on ECD Migration: DBE & DSD briefing; with DSD Minister & DBE Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Social Development (DSD), briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the updated Status Report on the Migration of Early Childhood Development (ECD) to DBE. The Minister of Social ...
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Follow-up: Implementation of Committee recommendations during KZN and EC oversight visits; with Deputy Minister
8 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on ...
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Implications and Impact of SONA; President’s SONA 2022; with Deputy Minister
22 Feb 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes
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Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: way forward
15 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, a parliamentary legal advisor briefed the Portfolio Committee on the legal process for the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill which was tagged as a Section 76 Bill having both national and provincial competences. The Bill amended the South African Schools Act and Employment of Educators ...
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Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: briefing with Ministry
8 Feb 2022
The Department of Basic Education (DBE), together with the Minister and Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill.
The Minister was relieved that the BELA Bill was finally in the hands of Members after five years in the making. The Bill was not perfect ...
Basic Education
2021 NSC Examinations: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister
25 Jan 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations outcomes by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi).
DBE noted the components of the schooling system, ...
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Quarter 1 & 2 Performance Reports 2021/22: Briefing by Department of Basic Education; with Deputy Minister
7 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education briefed the Committee on its 2021/22 first and second quarterly reports.
The Department achieved 80% of annual targets for quarter 1 of 2021/22 and 82% for quarter 2.
Members asked if the Department will require vaccine passports for the marking of ...
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Department of Basic Education on School-Readiness for 2022; with Minister
30 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the state of preparedness for the 2022 academic year. The Minister was in attendance
One of the main challenges identified during the briefing was that thousands of learners remained unplaced ...