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Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Education budget, with MEC
8 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Education on the Appropriation Bill for 2019/20. The Committee was pleased to hear that the Department had received a clean audit for the period under review. The Department has received a baseline growth increase of R250 million with the total allocation for ...
Education (WCPP)
2018 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Results & 2018 pass rate in the Western Cape: Western Cape Education Department briefing
5 Feb 2019
Documents handed out: National Senior Certificate 2018 results
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) briefed the Standing Committee on Education about its performance in the 2018 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination.
WCED reported it had a pass rate above 80% even though the overall pass rate decreased from 82.8% in ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill: consideration
18 Oct 2018
The Standing Committee on Education in the Western Cape met to consider amendments of the Western Cape Provincial School Education Bill. One minor amendment was effected. The objection from the ANC and ACDP as the minority view was recorded and the Bill was adopted.
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill: consideration
17 Oct 2018
The Standing Committee met with Officials from the Western Cape Education Department to consider and adopt the Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill [B1-2018]. As the Committee Chairperson was absent, an acting Chairperson needed to be elected. The ANC was uncomfortable with the election of Member Botha for that ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Education Department 2017/18 Annual Report; with Minister
12 Oct 2018
The WCPP Standing Committee on Education met to discuss the 2017/2018 Annual Report of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) with the Minister. The Minister provided a short report of the performance of the Department during the year under review, key achievements and challenges.
The Committee then engaged in lengthy ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill: legal opinion & WCED response
11 Sep 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Legislature's legal advisor on the Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill.
The legal advisor expressed his views on the Department's legal opinion of the Bill, in particular his interpretation of section 146 (6) of the constitution and conflicts in respect of corroboration ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill: public hearing
21 Aug 2018
The Western Cape Education Department briefed the Standing Committee on Education on proposed amendments to the Western Cape Provincial School Education Act. The amendments were needed to legislate provincial policy developments. The amendments were also required to achieve national development in relation to a change in the mandate for adult education and ...
Education (WCPP)
After School Game Changer: WCED & Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport briefing
24 Apr 2018
The Chairperson welcomed the delegates and said it saddened him to have to inform the delegation that the meeting would conclude earlier than scheduled due to the staff and in particular the meeting coordinators being released early because of the bus strike. The Western Cape Education Department and the Department ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Bill: briefing
17 Apr 2018
The Western Cape Education Department explained the proposed changes to the Western Cape Provincial School Education Act, and said that the introduction of the Bill was a requirement for regulating provincial policy developments.
The amendments included changes to definitions in the Act, and the roles of the Head of Department, ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Education
13 Mar 2018
The Western Cape Department of Education, said that the goals they had been working on over the past years had not changed, only now they had less money and more children. There were 25 000 more learners in the current year, and this was putting the Department on the back ...