BUDGET AND OPERATIONAL PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE STRATEGIC PLAN 2008-2012 AND BUDGET AND OPERATIONAL PLANS 2008-2009

Minister’s continuing vision To impact more urgently and directly on: poverty, unemployment and social cohesion, by providing quality education for all.

Continuing approaches Evidence based policy approaches More effective implementation Improved information about the system Monitoring learner performance through learning outcomes Using ICTs to enhance teaching and learning Building partnerships: Business and NGOs

Minister’s Five Broad Priorities Dealing with poverty with special attention given to: the cost of education and the declaration of “no-fee” schools; the National School Nutrition Programme; and Rural Education Human Resource Development with particular focus on: Further Education and Training (Schools and Colleges) Higher Education outputs Adult Education and Mass Literacy; and Co-ordination of Human Resource Development Quality Improvement Health Education Institutional Development

Ministerial Goals for 2008/09 Improving learning outcomes, especially reading, writing and numeracy, as well as in Maths and Science, Preparing for e-Learning in schools Increasing the number of “No Fee Schools” Finalising the recapitalisation of FET Colleges. Implementation of Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign Review of Adult Education programmes Implementing the Education Laws Amendment Act (2007) Building on Funza Lushaka teacher bursaries Improving the School Nutrition Programme

Departmental Strategies Emphasising continuity and stability Strengthening monitoring and evaluation Better data through EMIS and LURITS Using research to understand and improve the system Prioritising teacher development and performance, and Strengthening the capacity of districts.

Department Structure Branches Administration Planning and Monitoring General Education and Training Further Education and Training Social and School Enrichment Programmes Higher Education

Systems Planning and Monitoring Developing national norms and standards for school infrastructure. Strengthening EMIS to enhance planning and monitoring Analysing and reporting on education expenditure and investment to promote budgeting. Ensuring effective and efficient labour relations, and improved conditions of service through the Occupation Specific Dispensation for teachers. Reporting on Service Delivery Improvement Plans in the education sector. Developing and maintaining funding norms and standards for all components of the education system.

General Education Expanding access to quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) opportunities, particularly in poor communities. Implementing QIDS UP initiatives through resource provision in schools Ensuring effective implementation of the curriculum for improved learning. Implementing Inclusive Education policy to increase accessibility of learners with disabilities and training of teachers to accelerate implementation.

General Education Attracting and retaining appropriately qualified and competent teachers, with emphasis on scarce skills Ensuring effective professional leadership at school and district levels of the system. Strengthening outcomes monitoring and evaluation through the Evaluation Unit initiative. Ensuring effective professional leadership in schools. Credible and up-to-date data on school performance and learner achievement

Further Education and Training Schools Increase the number of FET learners, emphasising language, mathematics and science proficiency; Ensure modern, relevant and high-level curricula in Grades 10 to 12, as well as in FET colleges; Implement a national examination system for the National Senior Certificate. Monitor and support the goals of the White Paper on e-Education

Further Education and Training Schools Support the implementation of the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) in Grades 10 to 12. Publish Grades 10, 11 and 12 textbook catalogues. Publish reports on the results of the National Senior Certificate examinations. Respond to dropout and repeater rates in Grades 10 to 12. Increase the number of Dinaledi schools

Further Education and Training Colleges Develop programmes and gazette requirements for the National Certificate (Vocational). Build partnerships with FET stakeholders e.g. SETAs, business and universities. Continue the recapitalisation of FET colleges, based on the FET programmes offered at each college. Address norms and standards for FET colleges.

Further Education and Training Colleges Improve the throughput and placement rates of College students. Support the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning at all FET College campuses. Support colleges in providing credible assessments of learning.

Social and School Enrichment Creating safe and caring schools by supporting schools that experience high crime and violence levels; Increasing the participation and success rates of girl learners in gateway subjects; Reviewing Adult Education and Training (AET); Implementing the Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign. Facilitating the implementation of School Sports Providing support and strengthening curricula driven HIV and AIDS activities through peer education Ensuring the successful implementation of the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP).

Higher Education Providing regulatory support to higher education Providing academic, research and institutional support The internationalisation of higher education, particularly in regard to the African continent. Strengthening of planning to support the production of quality graduates relevant for socio-economic development. Achieving institutional diversity in the higher education system, including the National Institutes of Higher Education in Mpumalanga and Northern Cape.  Monitoring and evaluation of the sector.

VOTE 13: EDUCATION Consolidated Education Expenditure from 2008/09 to 2010/11 2007/08 Adjusted Budget 2008/09 % Inc/ (Dec) 2009/10 2010/11 R’000 Total Education 106,347,267 122,878,295 15,5 134,745,789 147,673,976 National 16,386,752 18,857,546 15,1 20,194,397 23,089,506 Provincial 89,960,515 104,020,749 15,6 114,551,392 124,584,470

Provincial Education Departments: 2008/09 to 2010/11 2007/08 Adjusted Budget 2008/09 % Inc/ (Dec) 2009/10 2010/11 R’000 Total 89,960,515 104,020,749 15,6 114,551,392 124,584,470 Eastern Cape 14 534 913 17,810,197 22,5 18,881,138 20,238,193 Free State 5,692,455 6,598,569 15,9 7,169,708 7,748,108 Gauteng 14,645,637 16,629,082 13,5 18,461,601 19,882,314 KwaZulu-Natal 18,836,900 21,389,127 23,914,043 26,420,070 Limpopo 11,926,675 14,221,050 19,2 15,925,244 17,341,802 Mpumalanga 8,118,307 9,074,877 11,8 9,896,002 10,849,335 Northern Cape 2,286,860 2,580,513 12,8 2,868,972 3,112,201 North West 6,096,036 6,697,421 9,9 7,420,723 8,128,151 Western Cape 7,822,732 9,019,913 15,3 10,013,961 10,864,296

VOTE 13: EDUCATION: SUMMARY 2007/08 Adjusted Budget 2008/09 % Inc/ (Dec) 2009/10 2010/11 R’000 Total Baseline 16,386,752 18,857,546 15,1 20,194,397 23,089,506 Higher Education Institutions 11,942,751 13,556,618 13,5 14,925,620 17,072,830 Transfers to NSFAS 1,332,697 1,566,465 17,5 1,973,068 2,093,259 Baseline Allocation 1,112,697 1,186,465 6,6 1,273,068 1,351,259 Teacher Bursaries 120,000 180,000 50,0 400,000 424,000 FET College Bursaries 100,000 200,000 100,0 300,000 318,000 Transfers to Public Entities 79,640 84,818 6,5 88,856 94,173 Conditional Grants to Provinces 2,016,773 2,546,008 26,3 1,994,599 2,536,085 Other Transfers 11,942 11,612 -2,8 12,095 12,776 Earmarked Funds 399,896 509,060 27,3 584,405 620,422 Public Examinations 57,554 52,371 -9,0 54,396 58,769 Departmental Operations 545,499 530,594 -2,7 561,358 601,192

VOTE 13: EDUCATION: SUMMARY 2007/08 Adjusted Budget 2008/09 % Inc/ (Dec) 2009/10 2010/11 R’000 P1: Administration 161,322 202,683 25,6 219,397 239,415 P2: System Planning and Monitoring 96,538 98,116 1,6 109,591 115,723 P3: General Education 298,674 348,166 16,6 330,606 358,892 P4: Further Education and Training 1,189,964 1,023,353 -14,0 203,134 211,134 P5: Social and School Enrichment 1,278,816 1,980,464 54,9 2,347,166 2,909,231 P6: Higher Education 13,326,930 15,178,189 13,9 16,956,147 19,225,054 P7: Auxiliary and Associated Services 34,508 26,575 -23,0 28,356 30,057 TOTAL 16,386,752 18,857,546 15,1 20,194,397 23,089,506

VOTE 13: EDUCATION: PRIORITIES 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 R’000 Baseline allocation in 2007 ENE 18,226,271 19,400,945 21,178,185 Increased subsidation of Public Entities 8,000 8,300 8,700 Support for the expansion of Grade R and ECD 11,000 12,000 17,000 Expansion of Inclusive Education 4,000 15,000 Higher Education 246,910 258,623 939,133 Compensation of Personnel: Resolution 1 of 2007 6,148 6,734 7,071 Accommodation charges 27 40 55 Compensation of Personnel: Inflation Adjustment 2,341 3,801 4,691 Non-personnel Inflation Adjustment 17,503 21,536 25,584 National School Nutrition Programme 344,616 493,255 918,182 Baseline efficiency saving (9,270) (18,837) (24,095) Total 2008 MTEF Allocations 18,857,546 20,194,397 23,089,506

Education System Priority Bids 2008/09 – 2010/11 Total Sector bid for 2008 MTEF amounted to R17,8 billion as follows: - School Infrastructure: R2,705 billion - NSNP: R1,759 billion - Expansion of Inclusive Education : R1,540 billion - Expansion of Grade R: R3,656 billion - ECD (EPWP): R821,651 million - Personnel (OSD): R7,020 billion - Text Books For NCS Grade 10-12 : R332,757 million Preliminary allocations for these priority areas over the 2008 MTEF amount to R11,005 billion

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