1. VOTE 15: BASIC EDUCATION DBE Presentation to the Standing Committee on Appropriations 03 September 2014

2. VOTE 15: BASIC EDUCATION FIRST QUARTER EXPENDITURE

3. INTRODUCTION The total Appropriated budget of the Department for the 2014/15 financial year amounts to R19 680.146 million The majority of the budget (R14 267.387 million) is allocated to transfer payments as follows: –Conditional Grants: R13 169.549 million –Transfers to Public Entities: R1 054.853 million –Other Transfers: R42.985 million The remainder of the budget (R5 412.759 million) is allocated to the following: –Compensation of Employees: R315.560 million –Examiners and Moderators: R19.546 million –Earmarked Funds: R1 781.946 million –Office Accommodation: R158.813 million –Specifically and Exclusively Appropriated: R2 938.503 million –Departmental Operations: R127.299 million –Departmental Projects: R71.092 million

4. INTRODUCTION (cont.) The total actual expenditure of the Department for the 2014/15 financial year first quarter amounts to R6 011.267 million The majority of the expenditure (R5 633.535 million) consists of transfer payments as follows: –Conditional Grants: R4 634.910 million –Transfers to Public Entities: R974.337 million –Other Transfers: R24.288 million The remainder of the expenditure (R377.732 million) consists of the following: –Compensation of Employees: R75.778 million –Examiners and Moderators: R4.070 million –Earmarked Funds: R44.483 million –Office Accommodation : R38.366 million –Specifically and Exclusively Appropriated: R161.027 million –Departmental Operations: R40.699 million –Departmental Projects: R13.309 million

5. ALLOCATION AGAINST ACTUAL EXPENDITURE PER PROGRAMME FOR THE 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR PROGRAMMES 2014/15 Expenditure as % of Adjusted Appropriation FINAL APROPRIATION ACTUAL EXPENDITURE VARIANCE R’000 Administration 347 44888 766258 68225.6% Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring 1 954 927154 2691 800 6587.9% Teachers, Education Human Resources Development and Institutional Development 1 268 2471 019 012249 23580.4% Planning, Information and Assessment 10 379 3692 875 6957 503 67427.7% Educational Enrichment Services 5 730 1551 873 5253 856 63032.7% Total 19 680 1466 011 26713 668 87930.5%

6. ALLOCATION AGAINST ACTUAL EXPENDITURE PER ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION FOR THE 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR PROGRAMMES 2014/15 Expenditure as % of Adjusted Appropriation FINAL APROPRIATION ACTUAL EXPENDITURE VARIANCE R’000 Compensation of Employees 414 73896 631318 10723.3% Goods and Services 2 065 485124 3911 941 0946.0% Transfers and Subsidies 14 267 3875 633 3808 634 00739.5% Payment for Capital Assets 2 932 536156 8652 775 6715.4% Total 19 680 1466 011 26713 668 87930.5%

7. ALLOCATION OVER THE 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR SERVICE 2014/15 Expenditure as % of Adjusted Appropriation FINAL APPROPRIATION ACTUAL EXPENDITURE VARIANCE R’000 Compensation of Employees 1 315 560 75 778239 78224.01% Examiners and Moderators 19 546 4 07015 47620.82% Transfers to Public Entities 1 054 853 974 33780 51692.37% Other Transfers 42 985 24 28818 69756.50% Conditional Grants 13 169 549 4 634 9108 534 63935.19% Schools Infrastructure Backlogs Indirect Grant 2 938 503161 0272 777 4765.48% Earmarked Funds 1 781 946 44 4831 737 4632.50% Departmental Operations 127 299 40 69986 60031.97% Office Accommodation 158 813 38 366120 44724.16% Projects 71 092 13 30957 78318.72% Total 19 680 146 6 011 26713 668 87930.54%

8. DETAILS OF EARMARKED ALLOCATIONS/TRANSFERS OVER THE 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR SERVICE Expenditure as % of Adjusted Appropriation FINAL APPROPRIATION ACTUAL EXPENDITURE VARIANCE R’000 Earmarked Funds: 1 781 946 44 4831 737 4632.50% Kha Ri Gude Literacy Project 572 70314 162558 5412.47% EPWP: Kha Ri Gude 62 236- 0.0% Workbooks 915 3874 260911 1270.47% IQMS 42 2509 98132 26923.62% NEEDU 14 2135 2039 01036.614% NSNP 15 1573 48111 67622.97% National Assessment 160 0007 396152 6044.62% Conditional Grants:13 169 5494 634 9108 534 63935.19% Education Infrastructure 6 928 9082 598 3414 330 56737.50% National Schools Nutrition Programme 5 461 9151 841 6733 620 24233.72% HIV and AIDS (Life Skills Education) 221 06222 104 198 95810.00% Dinaledi Schools 111 182 27 79383 38925.00% Occupation Specific Dispensation for Therapists (OSD) 213 00051 607161 39324.23% Technical Secondary Schools Recapitalisation 233 48293 392140 09040.00%

9. DETAILS OF EARMARKED ALLOCATIONS/TRANSFERS OVER THE 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR SERVICE Expenditure as % of Adjusted Appropriation FINAL APPROPRIATI ON ACTUAL EXPENDITU RE VARIANCE R’000 Transfers to Public Entities1 054 853974 33780 51692.37% NSFAS: Fundza Lushaka Bursaries 947 499 -100.00% Umalusi 107 35426 83880 51625.00% Other Transfers42 98524 288 18 985 80.00% ETDP SETA 1770 0.0% UNESCO Membership Fees 12 6100 0.0% ADEA 320 0.0% Childline South Africa 530 0.0% Guidance Counseling & Youth Development Centre: Malawi 1130 0.0% Households 1 -288-2880.00% National Education Collaboration Framework 30 00024 0006 00080.00%

10. COST CONTAINMENT MEASURES ALL employees/officials can only rent a group/class B vehicle (or equivalent or lower); Domestic hotel accommodation may NOT exceed R1 300.00 (including dinner, bed, breakfast and parking); ALL employees/officials can only book economy class tickets for domestic flights (Ministers and DG (or equivalent ranks) can fly business class); Only Ministers, DG and DDGs (or equivalent ranks) can fly business class for overseas trips (flights exceeding 5 hours); The number of employees/officials travelling by air to other centres (for example regional or district offices) to attend an official engagement on the SAME matter is limited to only three (3). This includes employees/officials travelling to Parliament. Only the DG can approve deviation from this instruction in advance; Trips by vehicles must be optimised to reduce costs, for example, officials travelling for the same purpose to the same destination are encouraged to travel together;

11. COST CONTAINMENT MEASURES No catering for internal meetings unless approved by the Accounting Officer; Usage of the Departmental venues and facilities as far as possible; Management of telephones; Reduction of outsourced services and consultation costs; and No year end functions are paid for from departmental budget.

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