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Basic Education
DBE Annual Performance Plan (postponed); BELA Bill: public hearing concerns
14 Mar 2023
Since the Department of Basic Education Annual Performance Plan (APP) presentation arrived the day before the meeting and the APP was tabled in Parliament only on the day of the meeting, the Committee made the decision to postpone its consideration to the following week despite the Ministry ...
Basic Education
Capacity building of STEM educators: DBE briefing; with Minister & Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on a virtual platform. It was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the capacity building of South African educators for learners' improvement in maths, science and technology.
The Department of Education’s presentation covered the pass rates in science, technology, ...
Basic Education
Impact of SONA on Basic Education Sector; BELA Bill: Update on processing of submissions & public hearings preparation, with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2023
Video (Full meeting)
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education briefed the Committee of Basic Education on the analysis, implications and impact of the President's SONA 2023. The Department reported that the SONA 2023 placed particular emphasis ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Basic Education 2021/22 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
2 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on its 2021/22 Annual Report. The Deputy Minister mentioned at the commencement that DBE's concern about power interruption during the computer practical examinations on 25 and 26 October had not materialized ...
Basic Education
2022 Examinations-Readiness: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Deputy Minister
25 Oct 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
Reporting to the Committee on the readiness for the 2022 Matric exams, the Department of Basic Education said that the Class of 2022 is the largest cohort to date. It is the class that has been most severely negatively affected by learning deficiencies ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education, Umalusi & SACE Annual Report 2021/22; with Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2022
Basic Education
DBE Quarter 1 2022/23 performance; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education reported it had achieved six out of nine (67%) of its Quarter 1 2022/23 targets.
Committee members asked about the implementation of the Three Stream curriculum model; prioritising Funza Lushaka graduates; availability of funds to implement compulsory ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
ECD shift; Teacher Assistants, Matric Exam readiness, with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) gave a status report on the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative achievements and way forward; the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function shift as well as learner readiness and the examination system and examined the readiness of both the learners and schools for the upcoming exams. ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Committee matters
1 Sep 2022
The Multiparty Women's Caucus met virtually to consider and approve all pending internal matters, including the adoption of minutes and the third term draft Committee programme. In her opening remarks, the Chairperson congratulated the South African national women's Soccer team, Banyana Banyana, on its many outstanding achievements and the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Preparations for the inclusion of SA Sign Language: engagement with DSAC, PanSALB; DBE & DOJC&D; with DBE Deputy Minister
30 Aug 2022
The Committee was briefed on the inclusion of South African Sign Language (SASL) and engaged with the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC), Department of Basic Education (DBE), Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) and the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). Following the proposed Amendment Bill ...