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Basic Education
Implication of SONA: Admissions and NSFAS Funding and Support; with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports and Arts and Culture, met virtually to receive a brief from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Public Participation Report: discussion
19 Feb 2021
Video: Ad Hoc Committee on Legislation Amending Section 25 of the Constitution, 19 February 2021
Audio: Public Participation Report: discussion; Revised Committee Programme
In a virtual meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee met to debate its draft public hearings report on the amendment of section 25 of ...
Basic Education
DBE Quarter 2 2020/21 performance; Report on Introduction of Coding and Robotics
16 Feb 2021
The Department of Basic Education briefed the Portfolio Committee on its Second Quarterly Performnance Report for 2020/21 and presented an Updated Status Report on the Introduction of Coding and Robotics as a new component of the national schools curriculum.
Most of the Department’s non-achievement in the second quarter was ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Consolidated Report on Public Hearings to Amend Section 25
12 Feb 2021
Video: Ad Hoc Committee on Amending s25 of the Constitution of RSA
Section 25 Review Process
Document awaited: Consolidated Report on Public Participation on 18th Constitutional Amendment
The Ad Hoc Committee received a briefing on the Consolidated Report on Public Hearings that summarised the oral submissions made throughout the nine ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Committee Programme
10 Feb 2021
Section 25 Review Process
The Committee considered the Committee Programme which had clashes with Portfolio Committees assigned to meet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Committee resolved to get permission to meet on Thursdays as well as Fridays to accommodate this so as to meet at least twice a week to ...
Basic Education
Matric Exam progress; Trends in International Mathematics & Science Study (TIMMS) 2019: with Deputy Minister
10 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, (National Assembly)
20 Jan 2021 |
Reopening of Schools; Matric Exam marking: update with Deputy Minister |
In a joint virtual meeting, the Deputy Minister reported to the Portfolio and Select Committees that the 2021 academic year had begun successfully in terms of receiving workbooks, food ...
Basic Education
Reopening of Schools; Matric Exam marking: update with Deputy Minister
20 Jan 2021
In a joint virtual meeting of the Portfolio and Select Committees on Basic Education, the Department presented an update on its state of readiness to reopen and the process followed in coming to ...
Basic Education
2021 School Readiness; 2nd Chance Matric Programme, Basic Education Employment Initiative; with Deputy Minister
24 Nov 2020
Video: JM : PC on Basic Education and SC on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture
The Portfolio Committee and Select Committee on Education held a joint virtual meeting for a briefing by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on school readiness monitoring for 2021, Second Chance Matric Programme ...
Basic Education
Inclusive Education; Limpopo Education Department COVID-19 update; with DeputyMinister
17 Nov 2020
The Deputy Minister spoke about the leak of the Matric Mathematics Paper 2, stating that the matter is under investigation and will be reported on when this is concluded.
In a joint virtual meeting, the Portfolio and Select Committees on Education were given an update on the COVID-19 response in ...
Basic Education
Umalusi & SACE 2019/20 Annual Reports
13 Nov 2020
The Committee was pleased by the first clean audit opinion (with no material findings) of the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training - Umalusi - and by the work that they had been doing. The Committee also commended the hard word work ...