1. SUBMISSION TO THE EASTERN CAPE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND PROVINCIAL EXPENDITURE Thursday, 19th November Eastern Cape Legislature, Bhisho
Presented by: David Carel (EE, King Wiliamstown) and Zukiswa Kota (PSAM, Grahamstown) or

2. - The National Development Plan, Vision 2030

3. Presentation Outline Discussion Introduction: PSAM and EE
General Findings and Recommendations:
The Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure
Inadequate Planning and information
Gaps and Obscurities: Infrastructure Project Lists
Gaps in Norms and Standards Legislation
Education Budget Outcomes: 2014/15 and the 2015 Adjusted Budget
Personnel Provisioning and Expenditure
Discussion

4. Introduction Purpose of the submission:
Discuss key school infrastructure provisioning issues
Discuss key educator personnel provisioning issues
Contribute to oversight process in ECDoE
Comment on 2014/15 budget outcomes
We also hope to promote collaboration between relevant committees of provincial legislature and our organisations in the interests promoting positive change and development in the education sector

5. Introduction (2) Equal Education (EE): (Founded 2008)
a movement of learners, parents, teachers and community members
works for quality and equality in education, through research, analysis and evidence based activism.
EE’s head office is in the Western Cape, with satellite offices in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape,,
Equal Education has led campaigns aimed at the development of learning facilities; improved practice, content and access to teaching;
improving the overall efficacy of South Africa’s education system.
focus and attention is directed by the interests of our members, drawn largely from working-class and poor communities.
The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) : (Founded 1999)
a civil society organisation that aims to improve the provision of public services
with improving governance and public resource management in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa
interrelated programmes: the Monitoring and Advocacy Programme (MAP), the Regional Learning Programme (RLP) and the Advocacy Impact Programme (AIP).
within Rhodes University
seeks to contribute to the progressive realisation of the rights to housing, health and education.
strengthening public accountability mechanisms in the areas of environmental governance and local government

6. The Norms and Standards (1)
Inadequate planning information
“Infrastructure needs were not correctly identified and prioritised as appropriate information was not used during the needs determination process” – Auditor General, 31st July 2015
“there is no up to date register available” of the backlogs – Eastern Cape Plan

7. The Norms and Standards (2)
Gaps and obscurities in the Project List

8. The Norms and Standards (3)
GAPS IN THE NORMS AND STANDARDS LEGISLATION
Classrooms at Amatolaville School
Collapsed toilet at Kalalo Primary

9. Overall Budget Outcomes

10. Infrastructure
Figure 2: School phase/size

11. Infrastructure (2)
Figure 3: EIG and SIBG (2011/ /15)

12. Personnel Provisioning and Budgets

13. Questions/Discussion
Thank you
Questions/Discussion