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Minister Motshekga's response to Equal Education
Read Minister Motshekga's letter to Equal Education regarding the Regulations relating to minimum norms and standards for school infrastructure. |
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Basic Education Budget Vote Speech
The overall budget for 2013/14 for the Department of Basic Education is R17.592 billion. Last year it was R16.344 billion. This is an increase of R1.248 billion. This confirms government’s commitment to education. The budget allocation to Provincial Education Departments is R173.454 billion. It will reach R199.624 billion in 2015/16. Read more... |
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Deputy Minister conducts school visits in North West Province
Efforts are underway to address the concerns of parents in the Madikwe region of the North West Province in relation to the provision of quality education. This comes after Deputy Minister Enver Surty was in the region to conduct school visits and engage in educational fact finding with parents in the area. Deputy Minister Surty visited three schools in the area, just 40 kilometres outside of Rustenburg. Read more... |
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Minister Motshekga’s open letter to SADTU
On the 24th of April 2013, the teacher union SADTU, supported by COSATU, held protest marches in Cape Town and in Pretoria, to make demands on the Department of Basic Education and the government. I do not intend going into the details of their grievances nor do I have any inclination to debate the merits or demerits of their protest action. Read more... |
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Education Research Indaba tackles assessment and quality
Thorough assessment throughout the schooling system will not necessarily result in improved learner performance unless the purpose of assessment is clear and teachers are equipped to provide implement targeted.
This was one of the key threads of discussions at the Education Research Indaba hosted by the Department of Basic Education on the 16-17 April 2013. Read more... |
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Minister Motshekga calls for more districts’ interventions to support South African Schooling
The national pass rate in the schooling system has begun to rise as many districts improve their performance in the National Senior Certificates (NSC) examinations. Apart from the NSC, the districts also improved their results in the Annual National Assessments (ANA) which were written in September last year. This comes as a result of the 8th meeting of the forum of District Directors. Read more... |
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Proposed School Calendar for the 2015 Academic Year
The Proposed 2015 School calendar has been published and all persons with a particular interest in school calendars are invited to comment in writing on the proposed school calendar. All comments must reach the Department of Basic Education not later than 19 May 2013. Read more... |