DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONNorthern Cape Province

National Council of ProvincesSelect Committee on Education & Recreation

Vision and Mission Statements

VisionTo transform the education system to reflect and advance the interests and aspirations of all South African citizens.

MissionTo develop and maintain high quality and efficient education system in the Northern Cape.

Strategic Goal

To provide learning and teaching programmes with related resources and

support services within the framework of our 7 strategic objectives, 9 Tirisano priorities

and the 5-year strategic plan of the Province.

PROVINCIAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

1 - 7

1. To improve the provision of quality Education and Training services and resources to the rural and poor communities in order to deal with poverty.

STRATEGIES

To progressively implement pro-poor funding To provide water, sanitation, electricity and improve all

unsafe structures. To extent provision of school nutrition to poor schools in the

secondary level. To improve personnel provision to poor and rural schools. To improve access to boarding- and transport facilities to

poor and rural learners. To remove barriers to access to education e.g. Child labour,

and seasonal migration.

2. To contribute to the economic development of the province and job creation.

STRATEGIES

To implement a recruitment strategy that is biased towards the unemployed educators and other appropriately skilled persons in the province.

To promote BEE/SMME through procurement, capital projects and the acquisition of services.

To support the objectives of the EPWP through the alignment of educational programmes- ABET, NSNP and Infrastructure Projects.

To improve the economic opportunities of poor schools.

3. To ensure the successful implementation of the Human Resources and Skills Development Programme in the Province

STRATEGIES

To implement both the departmental and Provincial HRD Strategy

To develop and implement both the WSP and PSP To advocate for and increase the number of learnerships and

internships To strengthen the relationship with DOL, SETA’s and NGO’s

for the intake of both learnerships and internships and the exit strategy thereof

To improve linkages between schools, FET’s, the National Institute and the communities.

To align ABET training with entrepreneurial skills and the EPWP.

Strategic Objective 3 continues…

To ensure that the FET Colleges have the necessary resources and programmes relevant to the needs of the economy.

To integrate Inclusive Education in FET institutions to deal with barriers to people with disabilities.

To consolidate the establishment of the National Institute of Higher Education

To raise participation and performance by historically disadvantaged learners in Maths, Science and Technology

Expand the reach of ABET and engage in advocacy campaign for ABET

To engage in an advocacy campaign and recognition of prior learning

4. To promote Health and Health Education in order to improve the quality of life.

STRATEGIES

To reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS through awareness and life skills programmes.

To enhance care and support programmes for learners and educators.

To implement a comprehensive health plan for learners To entrench nutrition as part of the comprehensive health

plan for learners To set up food gardens and other food production

programmes To establish and implement an employee assistance

programme To assist and support learners in conflict with the law

5. To ensure that education programmes continue to be transformative

STRATEGIES

To de-racialise and eradicate all forms of prejudice in education in the Province.

To implement affirmative action and employment equity in the department.

To pursue preferential allocation of resources. To promote the equitable use of educational resources. To promote and strengthen democratic participation in

education. To promote the ethos and values of the Constitution. To create an environment in the province where NEPAD can

thrive.

6. To enhance quality in Education

STRATEGIES

Implement the Integrated Quality Management System (DAS,WSE,PM)

Implement a teacher development strategy Implement e- Education (White Paper 7) Review and strengthen Curriculum processes To improve support to schools by developing capacity in

Provincial and District Offices. To strengthen management and governance capacity in our

institutions To strengthen the implementation of Inclusive Education

(White Paper 6)

7. To re-position schools as centres of community life

STRATEGIES

To make schools accessible resource and service centres. To make schools One Stop Service Centres for all

government departments. To assist schools to exploit opportunities for business

development in communities. To revitalise School Hostels to become home for the

vulnerable. To formalise partnerships with community structures at

school level.

PROVINCIAL EDUCATION PRIORITIES

Priority Areas 2004/05

Ensure Quality Education in Schools/Improve School Functionality

– Successfully implement IQMS

– SGB Training

– School Management Development

Financial Management and Resource Allocation

– Expenditure control > stay within budget

– Continue to implement strict control measures – eliminate corruption/ maladministration

– Expand pro-poor funding (SFN’s)

– Seek better balance between personnel/non-personnel expenditure

Priority Areas cont…

Human Resource and Skills Development

– Strengthen FET College Sector

– Implement Learnerships

– Skills in ABET

– Continue improving educator qualifications

Eradicate Illiteracy and Expand Basic Education to Adults

– Implement ABET Act

– Ensure growth in Sector

Priority Areas cont…

Expand Access to Reception Year (Gr. R) and ECD Programmes

– Expand ECD to all rural schools Eradicate Crime in Schools by Promoting In-School Sport,

Arts & Culture Refine and Continue to Implement Curriculum 2005 / OBE

– RNCS

– Prepare for FET Expand Provision of Education to Learners With Barriers to

Learning Implement School Food Security Programme

Priority Areas cont…

Target 92% Senior Certificate Pass and Improve Quality of Pass Rate

Focus on Maths & Science Improve School Infrastructure - Eliminate asbestos structures -Begin cyclic maintenance Provision of ICT Facilities (Computer Labs) Special Focus on Delivery in Nodal Areas – Galeshewe and

Kgalagadi Fight HIV/AIDS

PROVINCIAL EDUCATION PRIORITIES2005-2009

Priority Areas 2005-2009

• Human Resources & Skills Development• Adult Basic Education & Training• Early Childhood Development• School Food Security Programme• Provision of Higher Education programmes through

the National Institute for Higher Education• Recapitalisation of FET Colleges• OBE implementation in the FET phase• Turning schools into centers of community life• Ensuring quality education in schools and improving

school functionality• School Infrastructure Development• Expanded Public Works Programme• Introducing e-Education and ICT’s in schools

EDUCATION PATTERNS and PROVINCIAL ALLOCATIONS

2004/05 – 2006/07

Budget Allocations 2004/05- 2006/07

1,667,8091,585,8261,435,245Total MTEF Allocation(s)

845845791Statutory Amount

160,363154,612127,7188. Auxiliary and Associated Services

18,61215,62213,1997. Early Childhood Development

31,96029,71923,4196. Adult Basic Education and Training

44,53740,46037,0495. Further Education and Training

56,86453,43447,9354. Public Special School Education

6,0085,4624,7493. Independent Schools Education

1,192,3841,142,9911,061,5842. Public Ordinary School Education

156,236142,681118,8011.Administration

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Programme(s)

1,667,8091,585,8261,435,245Total MTEF Allocation(s)

845845791Statutory Amount

160,363154,612127,7188. Auxiliary and Associated Services

18,61215,62213,1997. Early Childhood Development

31,96029,71923,4196. Adult Basic Education and Training

44,53740,46037,0495. Further Education and Training

56,86453,43447,9354. Public Special School Education

6,0085,4624,7493. Independent Schools Education

1,192,3841,142,9911,061,5842. Public Ordinary School Education

156,236142,681118,8011.Administration

2006/ 07R’000

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Programme(s)

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per Sub-programme 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07R'000 R'000 R'000

Programme 1: Administration 118,801 142,681 156,236 Office of the MEC 4,398 4,922 5,446 Education Management 35,082 50,385 56,359 Human Resource Development 5,309 6,316 7,547 Corporate Services 74,012 81,058 86,884Programme 2; Public Ordinary Schools 1,061,584 1,142,991 1,192,384 Public Primary Phase 716,033 773,348 803,430 Public Secondary Phase 319,185 340,245 356,241 Professional Services 7,005 7,640 8,171 Human Resource Development 9,926 10,909 12,493 In-School Sports 9,435 10,849 12,049Programme 3: Independent Schools 4,749 5,462 6,008 Primary Phase 1,900 2,185 2,403 Secondary Phase 2,849 3,277 3,605Programme 4: Public Special Schools Education 47,935 53,434 56,864 Special Schools 37,928 42,545 45,074 Professional Services 9,520 10,293 11,065 Human Resource Development 323 404 505 In -School Sports and Culture 164 192 220Programme 5: Further Education and Training 37,049 40,460 44,537 Public Instsitutions 36,618 39,921 43,864 Human Resource Development 431 539 673Programme 6: Adult Basic Education and Training 23,419 29,719 31,960 Public Centres 22,899 29,069 31,212 Human Resource Development 520 650 748Programme 7: Early Childhood Development 13,199 15,622 18,612 Grade R in Public schools 11,736 13,914 16,683 Grade R in Community Centres 1,200 1,380 1,518 Human Resource Development 263 328 411Programme 8: Auxilliary and Associated Services 127,718 154,612 160,363 External Examinations 21,484 24,165 27,206 Payments to SETA 1,132 1,302 1,432 Conditional Grants 57,838 61,210 59,405 Special Projects 24,243 34,023 36,796 Infrastructure Development 23,021 33,912 35,524Statutory Amount 791 845 845

TOTAL BUDGET ALLOCATION 1,435,245 1,585,826 1,667,809

Expenditure April to August 2004

NORTHERN CAPEEDUCATION

ACTUAL AND PROJECTED EXPENDITURE(R'000) -

Actual Total Budget "Total"Apr-04 May-04 Jun-04 Jul-04 Aug-04 Actual Projected 2004/05 2004/05 (Over)/Under

to end of from Sep New AdjustedAug-04 to 31 Mar Budget budget

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Expenditure

Programme1 Administration 7,595 9,249 10,210 9,415 14,108 50,577 60,941 111,518 118,801 7,283 2 Public Ordinary School Education 77,401 82,145 110,435 81,959 84,959 436,899 603,448 1,040,347 1,061,584 21,237 3 Independent School Education - - 2,463 - - 2,463 2,463 4,926 4,749 (177) 4 Public Special School Education 3,303 3,330 3,125 4,896 3,303 17,957 26,009 43,966 47,935 3,969 5 Further Education and Training 1,629 2,632 1,997 1,956 2,767 10,981 18,023 29,004 37,049 8,045 6 Adult Basic Education and Training 2,502 1,853 1,710 1,577 1,626 9,268 11,476 20,744 23,419 2,675 7 Early Childhood Development 715 1,658 1,849 1,265 630 6,117 8,102 14,219 13,199 (1,020) 8 Auxilliary and Associated Services 6,293 10,956 13,410 5,260 5,247 41,166 72,442 113,608 127,718 14,110 9 Statutory Amount 93 144 55 55 60 407 405 812 791 (21)

Total expenditure 99,531 111,967 145,254 106,383 112,700 575,835 803,310 1,379,145 1,435,245 56,100

New Budget 42% 58%Original Budget 40% 60% 4%

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Pressures on the 2004/05 budget

Pressure(s) R’value

Empowerment of Women as food handlers R7,400m

Extension of food security to ECD Sites R3,000m

Court Resolution (backdated Pensions) R5,500m

GEPF R7,271m

208 Addition Temporary Educators R28,800m

6 856 additional learners: increase net enrolments R10,300m

Funding Norms implementation – January 2005 to March 2005 R2,951m

Cost Containment R56,093m

Total of Impact of Pressures R121,315m

Comparative Budget Allocations between Provinces

•• 2004/05 Comparative 2004/05 Comparative Budgets of 9 ProvincesBudgets of 9 Provinces

PROVINCES 2004/05R'000

1. N/Cape 1,435,245

2. E/Cape 10,858,611

3. Limp. 9,281,885

4. F/State 4,511,788

5. KZN 13,184,471

6. Gauteng 9,457,104

7. Mpum. 5,742,548

8. W/Cape 5,466,585

9. N/West 5,331,228

Gauteng13%

Mpumalanga8%

Western Cape8% North-West

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Limpopo13%

Free State15%KwaZulu-

Natal19%

Comparative Budget Allocations between Provinces cont…

Comparative Budget Allocations between Provinces cont…

Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of poverty

• EPWP: Infrastructure Development- To reduce unemployment (labour intensive projects).- To significantly reduce infrastructure backlogs by 2008.- Over the next 5 years ⅓ of the total conditional grant budget will be

directed towards labour income.- To have 80% of all expenditure reach rural development by 2009.- For 2004/05 126 projects identified for rehabilitation and new

constructions at a budget of R56,000 million.- Introduce learnerships on projects- Implement the National Youth Service Programme

Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of poverty cont…

• School Food Nutrition- To create and sustain employment of 2,000 women volunteers as

food handlers for 24 months. - Current budget is R7,400 million and R14,800 million required over

the next 2 years.- Reduce dependants on social grants by taking current beneficiaries

and involve them in the EPWP- Train 2000 workers on site and encourage SGB’s to keep them

beyond a two-year contract

Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of poverty cont…

R 10,327,59083 (schools)52 962High Schools

R 33,199,212575178375Total

319 (schools)

173 (Community Sites)

SITES

R22,041,622120 793Primary Schools

R 830 0004620ECD

COSTLEARNERSPHASE

R 10,327,59083 (schools)52 962High Schools

R 33,199,212575178375Total

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173 (Community Sites)

SITES

R22,041,622120 793Primary Schools

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Beneficiaries

Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of poverty cont…

• HRD: Learnership Programmes- Lead Department for training and skill development. 270 people in

learnerships within the ICT, ABET, ECD and Administrative areas within the Department. Cost of R520 p/l/month

- 87 learners receive an allocation of R1,210 p/l/month

• HRD: Internship Programme- 58 previously unemployed people employed as interns at a cost of

R1,500 p/month.- Training within the Department is internal and with the help of

service providers.

Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of poverty cont…

• Examinations- 130 examination assistants (unemployed qualified people and

students studying in the NCape) employed at a cost of R2,500 p/p to assist with the marking of the senior certificate papers.

- R85,000 set aside for outstanding achievements by Gr.12 graduates. These include learners from disadvantaged communities.

• ABET- 500 unemployed people undergo skills training in hospitality &

catering, woodwork & electrical work, sewing, gardening and baking for sustainability within the disadvantaged communities

- 140 people to undergo training in November 2004 on Applied Agriculture & Energy. Funded by the DoE.

Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of poverty cont…

• FET- Rural Colleges: 137 students, from disadvantaged areas are

accommodated in 7 learnerships within our rural FET colleges. The learnerships include, Horticulture; Ceramics,Diesel Mechanics, Electrical Mechanics,etc.

- Urban Colleges: 81 student are accommodated in 5 learnerships within our urban FET colleges. 6 of these unemployed learners have been placed with employers (service providers specializing in Refrigeration and Ventilation). The learnerships include Heritage workplace practitioners, National certificate in upholstery, TV repair services, etc.

Programmes aimed at pushing back the frontiers of poverty cont…

School Funding Norms and Standards

Quintile Schools Learners Allocation Per Learner Budgeted

1 161 38,643 17,471,988 452 2 68 40,670 16,757,917 412 3 58 41,067 14,025,815 342 4 62 41,591 11,687,548 281 5 76 38,345 5,648,384 147

TOTAL 425 200,316 65,591,652 327

School NamePer capita Allocation

No. of Learners

Budgeted Allocation

Poorest Learner !XUNKHWESA Gekombineerde Skool 469 1,234 578,746Least Poor Learner Hoërskool Diamantveld 41 727 29,807