Presentation Outline

FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT IN MEETING ITS STRATEGIC

OBJECTIVES FOR 2013/14

Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education

11 October 2013

Parliament, Cape Town.

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PART ADetailed presentation on Performance Indicatorsand Targets

PART BFinancial Report for the First Quarter

Presentation Outline

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PART ADetailed presentation on Programme

Performance Indicatorsand Targets

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FIRST QUARTER CONTEXT

The First Quarterly Report on the performance of the DBE in meeting its strategic objectives for 2013/14 is presented in the context of the following key developments in the sector :• The Basic Education Budget Vote delivered by the Minister on 17 May 2013

reveals the consolidated investment and outlines the strategic priorities of the 2013/14 financial period.

• The National Senior Certificate supplementary (NSC) examinations were successfully completed in March 2013 and the results released during this quarter. The overall pass rate has increased from 73.9% to 75.6%, the total number of candidates that passed the NSC examination in the November 2012/supplementary 2013 examination cycle increased from 377 829 to 392 178 (an increase of 14 349).

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FIRST QUARTER CONTEXT

• The Education Collaboration Framework (ECF) gained momentum in formalizing itself during this quarter. The ECF is a civil society initiative aimed at increasing cooperation among the stakeholders involved in education improvement in South Africa. The ECF collaborates with government to influence and support the implementation of the education reform agenda.

• The Minister initiated a project called “Race to the Top” under the auspices of the ECF, as a holistic and urgent response to the NDP. The project serves as a turnaround strategy for the education sector, whereby identified schools and district offices will be visited in order to collect information that will enable the DBE to provide the required support to improve service delivery.

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PROGRAMMES OF THE DBE

The ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN summarises the priorities of the DBE as aligned to the Delivery Agreement of OUTCOME 1: Improving the quality of Basic Education and the Action Plan to 2014: Towards the Realisation of Schooling 2025 .The activities of the DBE have been structured into five programmes as elaborated in the Annual Performance Plan:

o PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION

o PROGRAMME 2: CURRICULUM POLICY, SUPPORT AND MONITORING

o PROGRAMME 3: TEACHERS, EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES AND

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

o PROGRAMME 4: PLANNING, INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT

o PROGRAMME 5: EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT SERVICES

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Targets of DBE programmes – quarter specific

TARGETS NUMBER PERCENTAGEQuarterly Targets 2 4%Bi-annual Targets 3 5%Annual Targets 52 91%Total No. of Programme Performance Indicators

57 100%

4%

5%

78%

Quarterly Targets Bi-annual Targets Annual Targets

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NUMBER OF INDICATORS PER PROGRAMME

Targets Slide reference to indicator

tables in this presentation

Number of indicators Percentage

Programme 1 14-15 7 12%Programme 2 26-32 21 37%Programme 3 42-45 10 18%Programme 4 57-61 14 24%Programme 5 68-69 5 9%Total No. of Programme Performance Indicators

57 100%

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PROGRAMME ONE: ADMINISTRATION

The purpose of Programme One is to manage the Department and provide strategic and administrative support services.

SUB-PROGRAMMES :Ministry, Department Management Corporate Services, Office of the CFO, Internal Audit and Risk Management, Office Accommodation.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

• To ensure the provision of suitable human resource capacity to support a high performing organization.

• To ensure that the basic education sector and the country benefit from targeted support to the education department.

• To improve inter-governmental planning, communication, education policy and legislative development.

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PROGRAMME ONE: HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT• The DBE, in efforts to fill vacancies expeditiously, advertised 16 posts during the

First Quarter of 2013. A total of 9 interviews were held and 11 new appointments were made.

• The DBE has compiled and submitted as per DPSA requirement its Human Resource Plan to the DPSA before 30 June 2013. All Performance Agreements and Work plans of officials were captured on the PERSAL System before 30 June 2013. Financial Disclosure Forms were submitted to the Office of the Public Service Commission on 31 May 2013.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS• The DBE concluded a Cooperation Agreement (referred to as the Declaration of

Intent) between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the field of English language in education. The Declaration is awaiting an opportunity for signing.

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS• The DBE concluded facilitating a bilateral agreement with Namibia, on the sharing of

certification data for Grade 12. The agreement is now ready for submission to the Presidency in order for the President to authorize the Minister of Basic Education to sign it with her counterpart.

• The DBE coordinated and accompanied the Minister to the High Level Meeting of the Educate a Child (EAC) initiative in Qatar from 27 April to 1 May 2013. South Africa has been identified as a priority country to implement EAC in 2013.

• The DBE coordinated the participation of the Deputy Minister to the Sixth Ministerial Round Table on “Policy and Innovation in Education in Africa”, that took place on 29 May 2013 in Windhoek, Namibia. The main objectives of the Roundtable Table were to take stock of more than a decade of investment in ICT integration in public education and skills development in Africa; discuss the rapid emergence of mobile learning models and their potential to improve education and skills development in Africa; and share ideas on appropriate policy responses and implementation strategies by African Governments and their partners

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RESEARCH CO-ORDINATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION• The General Household Survey focus on schooling report has been finalised based

on GHS 2011 data and is on the Department’s website. The preliminary findings are being shared within the DBE and provincial education department officials, to assist in planning and other forms of decision-making within the education sector.

• The country report for the UNESCO General Education Quality Analysis Framework (GEQAF) was finalised in April 2013. The report draws together analysis and priorities regarding the improvement of schooling in South Africa that emerged at this workshop and subsequently as the GEQAF has been used to systematically review the education sector.

• In support of the commitment to the Annual National Assessments, the DBE led a World Bank review of the Annual National Assessments to strengthen the design, implementation and use of the Annual National Assessment system. The findings from the review are expected to assist the Department in improving the implementation and utility of the ANAs .

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PROGRAMME ONE OUTPUTS

PERFORMANCE INDICATORSTarget for 2013/14

as per APP First Quarter Actual Output

1. Number of officials participating in staff development activities (out of 682).

Annual target : 300

A total of 124 officials attended Skills Development and Training courses during the first quarter including the Induction workshops .

2. Number of internships implemented for unemployed graduates in the Department.

Annual target : 60

The Department appointed 51 interns on the internship programme in the first quarter.

Partially Achieved.

3. The number of signed Financial Disclosure forms for DBE SMS members submitted by 31 May 2013 ( out of 78 SMS members).

Annual target : All SMS members sign Financial Disclosure

forms within the stipulated time.

The Public Service Commission has acknowledged receipt of 75 out of 76 FDIs as reflected in the FOSAD report.

The outstanding FDI was for the official who was seconded to the Limpopo Education Department as administrator. His signed FDI was subsequently submitted to the Public Service Commission.

Achieved.4. The number of signed Performance Agreements by DBE SMS members by 31 May 2013 (out of 78 SMS members).

Annual target : All SMS members sign

Performance Agreements within the stipulated time.

A total of 74 Performance Agreements have been signed. Two SMS members left the employ of the DBE, hence no Performance Agreements were required for them. Achieved.

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PROGRAMME ONE OUTPUTS



5. A report highlighting South Africa’s role and participation in multilateral bodies and international organisations in support of the development of the education system is produced twice a year including strategic opportunities, threats, utility and areas for partnership.

Bi-annual target : Two Reports

This is a bi-annual target and will be reported upon in the second quarter.

6. Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) process is facilitated and report developed on time.

Annual target : MPAT process

results available and submitted to

DPME.

The 2012/13 MPAT cycle was concluded with the final report being issued by DPME. The DBE Key Performance Area managers discussed the MPAT 2012/13 final scores and identified areas for strengthening.

7. Performance information capacity improvement.

Annual target : Capacity

improvement performance information

strategy developed by DBE.

The main focus in this quarter was the collection of supporting documents (on performance information) from Branches, to facilitate the auditing process.

In support of efforts to verify reported achievements for the 2013/14 Annual Performance Plan, the Internal Audit unit has made recommendations on suitable supporting documents per indicator. This provides the custodians of the indicators with guidance on how to validate reported achievements. 15

PROGRAMME TWO: CURRICULUM POLICY, SUPPORT AND MONITORING

The purpose of Programme Two is to develop curriculum and assessment policies and monitor and support their implementation.

SUB-PROGRAMMES :

• Programme Management : Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring; Curriculum Implementation and Monitoring; Curriculum and Quality Enhancement Programmes; and, the Kha Ri Gude Literacy Project.

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• To increase the availability of e-Education learning and teaching resources amongst teachers.

• To bring about stability and coherence with respect to the national school curriculum

• To pay special attention to improvements in mathematics, physical science and technical subjects.

• To promote adequate access to quality learning materials by means of better national specifications on what every learner requires and a more proactive approach towards the cost-effective development, reproduction and distribution of materials such as workbooks and textbooks

• To establish national norms for school libraries• To create a sound basis for quality pre-Grade 1 education through the

promotion of quality learning and teaching materials at this level• To finalise and promote national screening guidelines that provide for an

equitable system of access to special needs support amongst learners

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PROGRAMME TWO: HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENTS (CAPS)• CAPS ORIENTATION. In order to support teachers to effectively implement

the CAPS, all teachers needed to be orientated on the CAPS. National Training Teams (NTT) were responsible for the training of Provincial CAPS Training Teams (PCTT) who in turn provided CAPS orientation to teachers. Orientation of PCTTs took place in April and May 2013 for the Senior Phase. A total of 1 346 officials were orientated in six provinces during this quarter.

• Grade 12 CAPS Orientation was held in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape during this quarter. CAPS orientation in both provinces was attended by subject advisors and lead teachers. In the Eastern Cape, 404 subject advisors attended, whilst in KwaZulu-Natal 242 attended. The orientations took place from 8-12 April 2013.

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CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENTS (CAPS)• CAPS debriefing session took place in Gauteng from 15-19 April 2013 and was

attended by the National Training Team (NTT) to consolidate inputs from all provinces into training manuals per subject. Consequently a generic training programme was developed for all the training sessions in the provinces.

• The programme began with a road show in all provinces to highlight challenges and difficulties that provinces should address as a matter of urgency in order to improve the delivery of quality education. The remainder of the programme was divided into two sections. The first section was a plenary focusing on the generic introduction to the training and the second section focused on subject-specific orientation.

• The subject specific orientation was preceded by a pre-test which was designed to assess the level of understanding of CAPS by subject advisors. The analysis of the pre-test enabled the National Core Training Team to identify areas that would need more detailed engagement during the training. The post test at the end of the orientation sessions revealed the change in level of understanding of the CAPS as a result of the training.

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CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENTS (CAPS)• The Minister appointed a Committee to investigate the implementation of

Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) programmes in provinces. The Task Team began its work on 24 January 2013 and concluded its work in June and presented a report on their findings. The report was presented at the MST Roundtable on 7 June 2013 and to the CEM on 21 June 2013. The Task Team investigated the implementation of Mathematics, Science and Technology programmes in all provincial departments including Dinaledi schools.

• The Certificate in Primary English Language Teaching (CiPELT) programme has been rolled out to 100 Foundation Phase curriculum advisors and 55 Union lead teachers nationally. Currently provinces are rolling out the programme to Foundation Phase teachers.

• National Reading Audit. Subsequent to the completion of the audit, a National Reading Programme for Grades R to 12 was developed. Provinces are reporting quarterly on Reading Programme interventions.

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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION• An inter-provincial meeting on Inclusive Education was held on 29-30 April

2013 to report on the implementation of IE during the first quarter and to consolidate provincial plans using national priorities. The revised SIAS was presented at the Interprovincial meeting as well as at Senior Management.

• An audit instrument for all schools for the Blind was developed and finalised as part of preparing the system for the implementation of the SASL curriculum from 2014.

• The Training Manuals on Guidelines for Full Service Schools, Special Schools and Curriculum Differentiation were developed and finalised.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT• The Grade R policy framework document is ready to be gazetted for

public comment.• Draft Concept paper on school readiness has been developed.• Pre-scoping exercise on ECD qualifications with QCTO and the ETDP SETA

has started. This will address the training needs of practitioners working with younger children - below Grade R.

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT):

Thutong Portal. Thutong is an online community developed to help and supportteachers. There are communities for each Learning Area, subject as well as school management, administration and teacher education. The following are some of the resources that were uploaded on the Thutong Portal during the first quarter:

• 30 Creative Arts documents• 16 Geography presentations for teachers• Foundation Phase Numeracy Handbook 2013• Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements• Circular S4 of 2013 Editorial and layout changes made to the printed CAPS• Afrikaans SAL (CAPS) Grade 11: Lessons for Learners, Term 2, 2013• Afrikaans SAL (CAPS) Grade 11:Teachers Guide, Term 2,2013

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LEARNING AND TEACHING SUPPORT MATERIALS :• A 5-day screening workshop was held with approximately 40 subject advisors to

evaluate and strengthen the quality of the workbooks for the 2014 school year. Valuable information was obtained for amendment to the 2014 workbooks. Workbooks have been revised in accordance with the recommendations of the screening process, enhancing the quality of the workbooks.

• In January and February 25 million Volume 2 Grade R -9 workbooks were delivered to all public schools to be used in the third and fourth quarter of the school year.

Braille workbooks for visually impaired learners• In January 2013, DBE printed and delivered Volume 1 and 2 Grade R, and Volume 1

Mathematics Braille workbooks for visually impaired learners;• The printing of Grades 1-6 Home Languages workbooks is in progress and will be ready

for delivery to schools before the end of the year; • Printing of Volume 1, Grades 2-6 Mathematics workbooks are in process of being

completed and will be delivered by the service provider to schools at the start of the third quarter of the 2013 school calendar year.

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LEARNING AND TEACHING SUPPORT MATERIALS : Provincial reports on the procurement of LTSM for the 2014 academic

year. According to the milestones for procurement as set out in the LTSM Sector Plan, most provinces are on track. Progress reports received by the DBE from PEDs indicate that in most provinces:• Catalogues have been customised and released to schools;• Exhibitions have taken place;• Meetings with publishers aimed at outlining the procurement

processes have been held; • Managing agents have been procured where they will be used;• Warehouses have been secured;• Requisitioning processes have taken place or are underway;• Plans to release orders to publishers are on track.

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PROGRAMME TWO OUTPUTS

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Target for 2013/14 as per APP

First Quarter Actual Output

1. An e-Education strategy that updates the 2004 White Paper and includes future targets for ICT access in schools is released.

Annual target : Audit of e-education interventions is completed

The Director-General has identified a team to assist with the process of drafting an e-Education strategy. The team will finalise the an e-Education strategy in the second quarter.At the ICT Interprovincial meeting held on 18 April 2013 the DBE requested PEDs to conduct an audit of e-education interventions. A template has been compiled with Provincial coordinators to collect the data and will be completed by September 2013.

2. Number of subject advisors orientated in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements.

Annual target : 3 000 (Straddles two financial years)

The final phase of the introduction of CAPS into the schooling system will take place in 2014, with implementation in Grade 12 and the Senior Phase. In order to ensure that there is sufficient time to prepare the teachers to implement CAPS it is necessary to commence orientation as early as possible and thus the programme is aligned to the school academic year. As a result CAPS orientation straddles two financial periods. The following number of subject advisors were orientated in CAPS, in preparation for implementation in Grade 12 and the Senior phase :

Grade 12 Senior Phase TotalJan – March 2013 1525 534 2059April – May 2013 646 1346 1992

Total 2171 1880 405126




3. A Report on Subject Advisors in each district.

Annual target : Quarterly Reports

to be used to identify and

quantify subject advisors by phase

The Annual District Planning, Management and Monitoring Tool will be used to collect and update information of Subject Advisors.

4. Number of district officials and teachers trained in multi-grade teaching in all provinces in 2013 (through nationally funded intervention).

Annual target : 200

Plans are in place to train 295 teachers and 27 subject advisors in July and September 2013.

5. Mind the gap titles to be introduced for grade 12 learning resource supplements in 2013.

Annual target : Mathematics,

Physical Science, English First Additional Language,

Mathematical Literacy and

Afrikaans translation

The Mind the Gap NCS titles are in the process of being aligned to the CAPS. In particular, the concept maps have been prepared for Grade 12 Accounting, Economics, Geography and Life Sciences. Task teams for the Maths, Physical Science and Maths Literacy are in the process of being established. First draft of the EFAL Papers 1, 2 and 3 have been prepared and workshops with subject specialists are being planned.

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PERFORMANCE INDICATORSTarget for

2013/14 as per APP


6. Percentage of ordered Grade 3 literacy workbooks (Vol 2 for 2013) distributed to schools (Vol 1 workbooks already distributed by December 2012/January 2013).

Annual target : 97% -100% as per data and information

received from provinces

against orders

A total of 1 029 450 literacy home language workbook 2 were printed and delivered to schools. Preliminary data indicates that as at 5 June 2013 the delivery was at 98.6%.

Achieved.

7. Percentage of ordered Grade 3 numeracy workbooks (Vol 2 for 2013) distributed to schools (Vol 1 workbooks already distributed by December 2012/January 2013).



against orders

A total of 1 028 830 Numeracy workbook 2 were printed and delivered to schools. Preliminary data indicates that as at 5 June 2013 the delivery was at 98.6%.

Achieved.

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2013/14 as per APP


8. Percentage of ordered Grade 6 language workbooks (Vol 2 for 2013) distributed to schools (Vol 1 workbooks already distributed by December 2012/January 2013).



against orders

A total of 949 085 Language workbook 2 were printed and delivered to schools. Preliminary data indicates that as at 5 June 2013 the delivery was at 98.4%.

Achieved.

9. Percentage of ordered Grade 6 Mathematics workbooks (Vol 2 for 2013) distributed to schools (Vol 1 workbooks already distributed by December 2012/January 2013).



against orders

A total of 946 295 Mathematics workbook 2 were printed and delivered to schools. Preliminary data indicates that as at 5 June 2013 the delivery was at 98.4%.

Achieved.

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2013/14 as per APP


10. Percentage of ordered Grade 9 Mathematics workbooks (Vol 2 for 2013) distributed to schools (Vol 1 workbooks already distributed by December 2012/January 2013).



against orders

A total of 969325 Mathematics workbook 2 were printed and delivered to schools. As at 5 June 2013 the delivery was at 98%.

Achieved.

11. Percentage of Grade 12 learners who are doing Mathematics that have access to Siyavula Mathematics textbooks.



against orders

Development for both Mathematics and Physical Sciences textbooks is at 85%.

12. Percentage of Grade 12 learners who are doing Physical Science that have access to Siyavula Physical Science textbooks.



against orders

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2013/14 as per APP


13. Number of different exemplars and other tools provided to support ANA preparation.

Baseline to be determined

A total of 90 Exemplar were developed to support ANA preparations for 2013.

Achieved.

14. Number of different exemplars and other tools provided to support NSC preparation.


• Electronic database of NSC exemplars and other tools available on DBE website.

• Life Science Self Study Guide has been prepared and is awaiting printing.

15. Database set up with useful assessment tools for in-year assessment.


Common Assessment Task are being produced in seven selected subjects and Life Orientation to support School Based Assessment.

16. Number of Brailed workbooks distributed to learners with visual impairment.

Annual target : 5 000

Grades R and Grade 1 Braille workbooks were printed and delivered by March 2013. Printing of Grade 4 Mathematics Braille workbooks has commenced and will be delivered to schools once the process is finalized to cater for learners with visual impairment.

17. An audit in special schools to determine the utilisation of assistive devices provided by DBE.

Annual target : Audit report is

finalised

The audit of special schools will be conducted through EMIS and is currently a work in progress.

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2013/14 as per APP


18. Number of learners enrolled in the Kha Ri Gude programme.


The number of learners enrolled in the Kha Ri Gude Campaign will be reported in the second quarter as classes only start in July in the Eastern Cape; and August for the rest of the other provinces.

19. Percentage of learners completing the Kha Ri Gude programme.

Annual target :

80%

The percentage of learners who will be completing the Kha Ri Gude programme will be available and reported in the fourth quarter.

20. Percentage of Grade 12 learners sitting for the 2013 National Senior Certificate examinations who obtain a National Senior Certificate.

Annual target :

74%

This indicator will be reported upon after the sitting of the 2013 NSC examinations.

21. Number of qualified ECD practitioners (NQF level 4) in public Grade R out 21 951 classes.


The data on ECD practitioners is being collected from provinces and being verified.

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PROGRAMME THREE : TEACHERS, EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The purpose of Programme Three is to promote quality teaching and institutional performance through the effective supply, development and utilisation of human resources.

SUB-PROGRAMMES : Programme Management : Teachers, Education Human Resources and Institutional Development ; Education Human Resources Management and Education Human Resources Development; and Curriculum and Professional Development Unit.

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• To ensure the new teacher development plan is translated into a wide range of teacher training materials, collaborative professional development activities within the schooling system and agreements with the relevant service providers

• To establish the National Institute for Curriculum and Professional Development (NICPD) in order to promote best practices in classroom teaching and teacher development

• To establish an ongoing national campaign for choosing teaching as a career, based on research into who becomes a good teacher and focusing on giving the necessary information and bursaries to interested youths

• To bring about a set of planning, management and accountability tools at the school level that cater for South African needs and make quality education more realisable

• To develop training strategies and materials aimed at parents that can bring parents more integrally into the new accountability mechanisms being established for schools

• To establish better and evidence-based practices and procedures for the country’s 82 education district offices, including models for school interventions designed to tackle specific school shortcomings


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PROGRAMME THREE: HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

INTEGRATED QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IQMS). • During the first quarter, external moderators visited a total of 1 975 schools. 1 757 of

these visits were to monitor the implementation of the IQMS while 218 schools were visited as part of the “Race to the Top” project in the Vhembe district of Limpopo. During the follow-up visits, lesson observations were conducted for 330 educators. The provincial breakdown of IQMS monitoring is as reflected in the table below:

PROVINCENumber of first-time school

visitsNumber of follow-up school

visitsTotal number of school

visits

Eastern Cape 227 69 296Free State 1 135 136Gauteng 42 189 231KwaZulu-Natal 339 95 434Limpopo 82 161 243Mpumalanga 8 125 133North West 9 135 144Northern Cape 28 28Western Cape 26 86 112

TOTAL 734 1 023 1 757

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“Race to the Top”• Minister initiated a project on “Race to the Top” as a holistic and urgent response to

the National Development Plan (NDP). • The project serves as a turnaround strategy for the education sector, whereby all

schools in 21 identified districts will be monitored by 66 IQMS external moderators.• Some of the observations made were as follows:

• Admission processes for 2013 have not yet commenced;• Drop-out rate is low at most schools;• Workbooks / CAPS textbooks have been delivered to most schools;• The NSNP is functioning well;• Most schools have electricity; and• Renovations to infrastructure evident at many schools.

• Challenges includes amongst others: Multi-grade teaching, lack of support staff (Admin workers etc.), old infrastructure, no analysis of ANA results and large number of orphans.

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TEACHER SUPPLY AND UTILISATION :• Number of qualified teachers aged 30 and below entering the public service

as teachers for the first time during the past year. The nature of post provisioning processes in education is such that a large proportion of appointments occur in the first quarter of the school calendar year. As at the end of the first quarter of the school calendar year (January-March 2013) a total of 4 669 educators aged 30 years and younger were appointed for the first time in the system.

• Number of qualified teachers aged 30 and below exiting the public service as teachers during the past year. The number of educators exiting the system was monitored during the first quarter of the school calendar year. During the first quarter of the school calendar year a total of 484 educators resigned of which 25 were 30 years and below and 454 were above the age of 30. The number of educators aged 30 and below exiting the system during the first quarter was lower than that of those that entered by 4 215.

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TEACHER SUPPLY AND UTILISATION :• In April 2013, CEM approved the Education Human Resource Planning Framework.

PEDs will be expected to implement the Framework beginning from the 2014 school calendar year. The Framework identifies strategic areas critical for education human resource planning and management (including the management of demand, supply and utilization, and building capacity for workforce planning).

TEACHER DEVELOPMENT :• Develop teacher diagnostics self-assessments to assess curriculum competence. A

second set of diagnostic self-assessments in FET Maths have been completed. For the Foundation Phase, Intermediate and Senior Phase the first drafts have been completed. The projected phased-in introduction of the self-assessment system is 2014.

• A total of 400 000 Teacher Guides were printed and distributed to district offices. The DBE is conducting orientation of subject advisors so that they could support the teachers in using the Teacher Guides. PEDs, some districts and HODs in schools mediated the guide to teachers.

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INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION :• The Funza Lushaka bursary allocation from National Treasury for 2013/14 is

R893, 867, 000. This translates into approximately 14 400 bursaries that can be awarded.

• The selection committee meetings at 22 Higher Education Institutions to monitor and quality assure the selection process of bursars for the 2013 in-take has been completed.

• Final selection lists for students to be awarded bursaries for the 2013 academic year were produced and sent to NSFAS to honour the claims from HEIs. Preliminary data shows that the 14 341 bursaries have been awarded.

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SCHOOL GOVERNANCE • A guide for the capacity building of SGBs has been distributed to PEDs. The

guide contains an extract from the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 indicating functions of the SGB. The guide also indicates areas of training that SGBs have to undergo. The PEDs will utilise the guide to strengthen the functioning of SGBs.

• Provincial education departments continued to use the SGB Functionality Tool to assess the effectiveness of School Governing Bodies in line with the indicator of Goal 22 of the Action Plan to 2014..

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DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT • Quarterly reports available from each district on identified quality indicators

using a standardised tool. A standardized tool with identified quality indictors has been finalized and approved by the sector. The well consulted tool covers all areas of district functionality which is aggregated to inform district performance per category and then the entire office. The tool will be mediated during the planned provincial road shows from July to August 2013.

• The Policy on the Organisation, Roles and Responsibilities of Education Districts was approved on 4 April 2013. The Policy aims at providing structures and systems through which national policy imperatives can be realised within all districts and those experiencing different levels of capacity to can support schools adequately.

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PROGRAMME THREE OUTPUTS

PERFORMANCE INDICATORSTarget for 2013/14 as

per APP First Quarter Actual Output

1. A comprehensive user-friendly guide to available professional development programmes is established on the DBE website.

Annual Target :A user-friendly guide to available professional

development programmes is available on the

website with 250 offerings

A guide to available professional development programmes is available on the website with 316 offerings covering 33 fields of study.

Achieved.

2. Number of qualified teachers aged 30 and below entering the public service as teachers for the first time during the past year.

Annual Target : 7 400

A total of 4 669 qualified educators entered the profession between January and March 2013.

Partially achieved.

(N.B reporting on this indicator has a time lag of a quarter due to data availability).

3. A comprehensive teacher Human Resource Strategy workforce is developed.

Annual Target : An analytical report on

teacher shortages, placement, attrition

and entry is compiled and an assessment of

teacher supply and demand is made

A report on factors determining demand for and supply of educators has been finalized.

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per APPFirst Quarter Actual Output

4. Number of Funza Lushaka bursaries awarded to students enrolled for initial teacher education during the past year.


A total of 14 341 bursaries were awarded to qualifying and deserving students studying towards a teaching qualification in national priority areas.

Partially Achieved.

5. An impact assessment of the Funza Lushaka programme is undertaken.

Annual Target : Report showing the

impact of the programme and areas

for strengthening is finalised

A draft concept note for the evaluation of the Funza Lushaka bursary programme has been drafted and submitted to the DPME for inputs. A Terms of Reference document for the evaluation is being developed with guidance from DPME that will specify the scope of the evaluation and budget.

6. Percentage of ordinary public schools where the School Governing Body meets minimum criteria in terms of effectiveness as determined through a School Monitoring sample Survey (SMS).

Annual Target : 52%

The effectiveness of SGBs will be evaluated in the second and third quarters.

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per APP First Quarter Actual Output

7. Percentage of principals in ordinary public schools rating the support services of districts as being satisfactory as determined in a sample survey.

Annual Target : 50%

The collection of data has not yet begun.The survey tool that was developed for use by principals to rate the support service they receive from districts is being refined to determine compliance to Monitoring and Evaluation standards. Upon finalisation, the tool will be distributed to principals and collected by IQMS moderators.

8. Number of public ordinary schools moderated through school-based integrated quality management system (IQMS) evaluations per year.(the target is fixed based on the number of available moderators).


As at the end of the first quarter, 1 757 schools were visited for IQMS monitoring. An additional 218 schools were visited as part of the Race to the Top project, bringing the total number of schools visits to 1 975. A total of 168 schools could not be visited due to SADTU disengagement.

9. A monitoring tool for Post Provisioning Norms (PPN) is finalised and piloted.

Annual Target : Pilot study report is available and used to inform roll-out of the

tool

Investigation of the PPN implementation in all nine PEDs was completed. A draft report is being finalized.

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10. Quarterly reports available from each district on identified quality indicators using a standardised tool.

Bi-annual Target : Bi-annual reports produced on key

findings of Quarterly reports and

interventions

A standardized tool with identified quality indictors has been finalized and approved by the sector. The well consulted tool covers all areas of district functionality which is aggregated to inform district performance per category and then the entire office. The tool will be mediated during the planned provincial road shows from July to August 2013.

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PROGRAMME FOUR: PLANNING, INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT

The purpose of Programme Four is to promote quality and effective service delivery in the basic education system through planning, implementation and assessment.

SUB-PROGRAMMES :

Programme Management : Planning , Information and Assessment; Information Management Systems; Financial and Physical Planning; National Assessments and Public Examinations; and, the National Education Evaluation and Development Unit; and Planning and Delivery Oversight Unit.

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• To establish a quality system of standardised and benchmarked learner assessments

• To ensure that all children complete a quality readiness programme in Grade R before they enter formal education in Grade 1

• To put into place support systems for provinces and schools to improve the physical environs of the school and create enabling conditions for successful teaching and learning

• To ensure that districts can use quality information and data about the level and quality of learning in schools to plan and implement school-based improvement programmes

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PROGRAMME FOUR: HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

National Senior Certificate:• A total of 258 question papers for the November 2013/March 2014 NSC

examinations were set and internally moderated during this quarter. 82% of the papers have been externally moderated and approved by Umalusi. Out of 130 of the November 2013 question papers, 100 have been edited, translated and quality assured. The remaining 30 question papers were at the stage of final approval by Umalusi as at the end of the quarter. The 1st consignment of all the November 2013 papers were handed over to PEDs for printing by 22 July 2013.

• Exemplar question papers for Grade 11, which will be used to support the implementation of the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) were developed in 9 selected subjects and were released to PEDs on 31 May 2013 for printing and distribution to all schools. It is envisaged that these exemplars will assist teachers with the implementation of assessment relating to CAPS.

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• The Exemplification of the Standard of the Learner Evidence for extended writing was developed in selected subjects of Business Studies, English FAL P3, Geography P1 and History P2 and handed over to PEDs and districts to distribute to all schools. The exemplification of excellent learner responses is a creative way to motivate and encourage the Grade 12 learners to emulate excellent performance.

• A total of 80 School Based Assessment (SBA) moderators have been appointed. These moderators commenced with the first phase of the moderation of SBA across provinces. The three PEDs where moderation was conducted during this quarter were Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape. The SBA moderation for the remaining 6 provinces was scheduled to be conducted in July 2013.

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ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS• Dissemination of diagnostic report, exemplars and assessment guidelines: As

feedback to the system to assist schools teach better and prepare learners adequately for the 2013 ANA cycle, a diagnostic report on the strengths and learning gaps exhibited in the 2012 ANA cycle was developed and disseminated for use as a resource.

• Exemplars of the knowledge and skills that are tested in Language and Mathematics in ANA were developed and disseminated to schools.

• In addition, sets of guidelines on the scope of the 2013 ANA tests were developed and also disseminated to schools. All these resources are designed to help schools strengthen effectiveness of teaching and learning and contribute to improved learner performance.

• Test Development: Language and Mathematics tests to be administered in ANA 2013 were developed, piloted, refined and reviewed by the Director-General’s Advisory Committee. The development included adaptation of tests into Braille and large font size for learners who experience severe and mild visual challenges, respectively.

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INFRA-STRUCTURE Education Infrastructure Grant (EIG). • The first transfer of the Education Infrastructure Grant was made on the 19

April 2013 to all PEDs. The transfer was dependent upon the submission of the fourth quarter Infrastructure Reporting Model (IRM) for 2012/13 financial year and NEIMS Assessment forms for completed projects.

• The second transfer was made on the 24th May 2013 and was dependent upon the submission of the approved and signed off tabled User Asset Management Plans (U-AMPs) with prioritised project lists for the 2013 MTEF not later than 10 April 2013 to the DBE and the relevant Provincial Treasuries.

• To date a total of R 1, 879, 196 billion or 28% of R 6, 630, 664 billion allocated to the sector has been transferred to respective PEDs. Remaining are three (3) instalments due on 23rd August 2013, 8 November 2013 and 31st January 2014.

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PROGRAMME FOUR: HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTSInappropriate structures - School Infrastructure Backlog Grant (ASIDI) : The DBSA is

implementing the replacement of 49 inappropriate schools and on average construction progress is at over 87%, and 22 schools have reached practical completion. Planning for hand over of completed schools is finalised and commenced from July 2013, one school per week, per term will be handed-over.

• DBSA was issued with 2nd batch of 70 schools to implement. 50 of the schools are in EC, 10 in FS, 5 in Mpumalanga, 3 in Limpopo, 1 in NW and 1 in NC. The progress is at the appointment of Professional Service Providers stage.

• CDC has been appointed to implement 25 new schools in EC. 20 schools are in construction and progress is at various levels of bulk earthworks, foundations and brickwork.

• IDT has been appointed to implement 12 new schools in EC. 10 schools are in construction and progress is at various stages of bulk earthworks, foundations and brick work. DRPW is appointed to implement 16 new schools in EC. 6 schools are in construction and progress is at various stages of bulk earthworks, foundations and brick work.

• WCED is appointed to implement 14 schools in WC. All 14 schools are handed over to contractors and are at various stages of construction of bulk earthworks, foundations and brick work.

• IDT is appointed to build 10 schools in FS. The progress is at the appointment of contractors stage

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Percentage of learners and schools benefiting by the “no fee school policy” : The table illustrates the provincial number of no fee learners as well as the number and percentage of no fee schools in 2013:

PROVINCE NUMBER OF NO FEE LEARNERS

PERCENTAGE OF LEARNERS IN NO FEE

SCHOOLS

NUMBER OF NO FEE

SCHOOLS

PERCENTAGE OF NO FEE SCHOOLS

EC 1,601,347 92.98% 5,344 96.10%FS 499,901 81.20% 1,191 88.20%GP 1,147,537 65.00% 1,346 65.80%KZN 1,873,583 71.50% 4,904 82.40%

LP 1,591,801 96.20% 3,810 97.60%

MP 863,690 89.30% 1,646 91.10%NC 178,430 69.00% 413 73.80%NW 675,515 94.30% 1,407 88.40%

WC 373,772 40.00% 672 46.20%TOTAL 7,193,712 77.70% 15,389 81.10%

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• Provincial budget monitoring. The DBE analysed the provincial education departments (PEDs) expenditure and compiled a report as at the end of May 2013.The PEDs have spent 17.3 % of the adjusted budget as at May 2013. The expenditure trend is acceptable when compared to the norm of 17 % if the straight line method is used.

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PLANNING AND DELIVERY OVERSIGHT UNIT• This quarter’s meeting with District Directors was held on 11-12 April

2013. The primary objective was to share best practice on how to manage structured interventions towards improving the NCS and ANA results in 2013. The workshop was attended by 76 district directors as well as 15 senior provincial officials.

• Road shows that were started in the last quarter of the 2012/2013 financial year and led by the Minister and Deputy Minister, continued and included visits to Libode in the Eastern Cape; Bojanala in North West and Thabo Mofutsanyana in Free State. In addition, two accountability meetings were held in the Eastern Cape – involving a total of 15 districts.

• Support to Underperforming Districts. In the quarter under review, the PDOU strengthened its support to underperforming districts through in-depth on-site support to Mt. Frere and Sterkspruit districts.

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PLANNING AND DELIVERY OVERSIGHT UNIT• A stakeholder relations programme is being rolled out, under the auspices of the

QLTC, in collaboration with the ELRC and SACE to address the non-negotiables and the 3Ts (TTT’s). The ELRC has committed to assist with funding . This will also assist in another pillar of managing stakeholder relations which relates to building the capacity of SGBs to strengthen their work with parents and the community – in support of schools.

• Call Centre. The call centre processed 2650 calls between April and June 2013. Most of the calls were in connection with the replacement of certificates (545) and bursaries: Funza Lushaka (381) and NSFAS (204). 305 calls were in connection with admissions, with Gauteng registering the highest number of cases.

• School Calendar. The proposed 2015 School Calendar was published in Government Notice No. 36386 on 19 April 2013 for public comments. The HEDCOM sub-committee on School Calendars met on 7 June 2013 and considered and consolidated comments from the public. The proposed 2015 School Calendar has been forwarded to HEDCOM for approval.

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PROGRAMME FOUR OUTPUTS

PERFORMANCE INDICATORSTarget for 2013/14 as per

APPFirst Quarter Actual Output

1. Provision of valid and reliable data on learner performance in the ANA that will support the improvement of quality of basic education.

Annual Target : National Assessment report on learner performance in ANA (disaggregated into 9 provinces and districts)

The 2013 Annual National Assessments are scheduled to be administered from 10 to 13 September 2013.

This report will be compiled after administration of the Annual National Assessments in September 2013.

2. Provision of valid and reliable data on learner performance in the NSC examinations that will support the improvement of quality of basic education.

Annual Target : Four National Exam Reports on learner performance in Grade 12 are released: Technical Report; Detailed Schools statistics Report; Diagnostic report in selected subjects; Report on schools statistics indicating 3 year performance in selected subjects

The 2013 National Senior Certificate examinations are scheduled to be administered from 28 October 2013 to 29 November 2013.

The four reports will be compiled after administration of the 2013 National Senior Certificate examinations.

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PERFORMANCE INDICATORSTarget for 2013/14 as per

APPFirst Quarter Actual Output

3. Number of exemplars developed in key subjects for the implementation of CAPS.

Annual Target : Exemplars developed in 9 key subjects for Grade 11

Exemplars were developed in 9 selected subjects for Grade 11 and released to PEDs for printing and distribution to all schools. These exemplars will support teachers with assessment when implementing CAPS.

Achieved.

4. School-based Assessment database is established

Annual Target : Basic database is established and uploaded on the website

Common Assessment Tasks are being produced in seven selected subjects and Life Orientation to support School-based Assessment

5. The number of schools built and completed in the ASIDI project.

Annual Target : 140

201 schools have been allocated to Implementing Agents and are at various stages of planning and implementation.

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2013/14 as per APP


6. Percentage of 7- to 15-year-olds attending education institutions.

Annual Target : 98.7%

98.8% (2011 GHS)Achieved.(These indicator values will be updated with 2012 GHS data in the next quarter)

7. Percentage of children who turned 9 in the previous year who are currently enrolled in Grade 4 (or a higher grade).

Annual Target : 64%


8. Percentage of children who turned 12 in the previous year who are currently enrolled in Grade 7 (or a higher grade).

Annual Target : 51%


9. Percentage of Grade 1 learners who have received formal Grade R according to a School Monitoring sample Survey (SMS).

Annual Target : 87%


10. Pilot study is conducted in selected districts where ANA results were analysed to inform support and improvement programmes for schools.

Annual Target : A pilot study

report is available

The pilot study has as yet not commenced.

11. Number of schools benefitting from the Adopt-a-school programme linked to the NEDLAC Accord on Basic Education (under the auspices of the QLTC).

Annual Target : 375

A total of 32 schools can be verified as having benefited from the NEDLAC Accord, from reports received from provinces.

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12. Advocacy campaign for communities and parents using tools for oversight of teacher attendance, homework monitoring, curriculum coverage, the use of ANA results as a diagnostic tool as well as the retrieval of LTSM.

Annual Target : Advocacy campaign

implemented

The advocacy campaign has not as yet commenced.

13. Successful management of reported cases with respect to Education delivery managed through the DBE Call Centre.

Quarterly Target : Quarterly reports indicating referrals and follow ups on progress and analysing trends and patterns.

A report has been compiled.The DBE Call Centre received 2650 calls during the first quarter and all of them were resolved jointly with the PEDs. Of the 2650 calls that were received 545 calls related to the replacement of certificates while 277 were matric related cases; 381 were enquiries about the Funza Lushaka bursary while 204 were in connection with NSFAS. 305 calls were in connection with admissions with Gauteng registering the highest number of cases.

Achieved.

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14. NEEDU report is released. Annual Target : NEEDU comprehensive report is submitted and recommendations considered for application and integration into sector activities.

The NEEDU National Report 2012 on the State of Literacy Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Phase was released by the Minister on 2 May 2013.

Achieved.

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PROGRAMME FIVE : EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT SERVICES

The purpose of Programme Five is to develop policies and programmes to improve the quality of learning in schools.

SUB-PROGRAMME :

• Programme Management : Educational Enrichment Services; Care and Support in Schools; Partnerships in Education; and Grant Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting.

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• To enhance the current basket of education support services to learners from poor communities

• To ensure the involvement of stakeholders in exercising involvement in schools in a manner that adds value to the attainment of the core outcomes

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PROGRAMME FIVE : HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

HEALTH PROMOTION :• The Department has developed the National Strategy for the Prevention

and Management of Substance Abuse amongst Learners in Schools in partnership with provinces. The Strategy provides comprehensive guidance to the basic education sector with regards to the prevention and management of substance abuse in schools. The Strategy was approved for implementation by CEM on 25 April 2013.

• In May 2013, the Department participated in the 6th SA AIDS Conference in Durban on 18 – 21 June 2013. At the Conference Department hosted a Satellite Session entitled, “The Education Sector’s Response to HIV and TB in South Africa: from policy to implementation”. The purpose of the session was to showcase the range of interventions that the Department has implemented to support the implementation of the NSP 2012-2016 and the Department’s Integrated Strategy on HIV, STIs and TB, 2012-2016.

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• NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMME. Financial Management workshops were conducted targeting district officials on the management of the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) funds.

• Social Cohesion Toolkit Orientation Workshops.During this quarter, the Social Cohesion toolkit orientation workshops were conducted in Free State and Gauteng. The social cohesion toolkit is intended to be an assistive tool in terms of enabling and supporting schools and their host communities to inculcate collective responsibilities for education, built into the social cohesion toolkit are the strategies towards social cohesion.

• Promoting Understanding of the Constitution of the Country through the National Schools Moot Court Competition. The Moot Court Provincial Rounds were completed in 8 provinces.

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• During this quarter, the development of a National Gender Policy Framework was approved. The HSRC was chosen as the external service provider. Already, the HSRC submitted the document analysis that will support the policy development process. In the next quarter, the HSRC will give a report in terms of stakeholder consultations – empirical data will be needed in terms of developing the national policy framework hence field research is underway and the findings will be reported on in subsequent quarters.

• The South African Schools Choral Eisteddfod Provincial Championships took place between 24 May and 22 June 2013.

• A total of 450 teachers were trained in Physical Education through conducting nine provincial teacher training courses.

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• Provincial Workshops for identified district and provincial officials have been conducted in all nine provinces on the Prevention and Management of Bullying in schools. A total number of 1 213 Provincial Master Trainers have been trained on the prevention and management of bullying in schools.

• Implementation of the Partnership Protocol between the DBE and SAPS. The project is in its third and final phase of implementation. To date 18 155 monitoring tools have been received from provinces indicating the linking of schools to local police stations and establishment of Safe School Committees.

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PROGRAMME FIVE OUTPUTS



1. Number of learners benefitting from the Integrated School Health Programme.

Bi-annual target

2nd Quarter Target :

375 000

4th Quarter Target : 375 000

Bi-annual target

2. Number of learners in Quintiles 1 – 3 Primary, Secondary and identified Special Schools that are provided with nutritious meals.

Quarterly Target :

8 700 000

As at 15 August 2013, provincial education departments reported a total of 8 916 455 learners in schools were provided with nutritious meals in Quintiles 1 – 3 schools.

Achieved.3. The system is developed for capturing information on choral and sport participation in the DBE.

Annual target :The system for

capturing information of learner

participation in sport and choral music is

developed.

Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) are an integral component in contributing to the realisation of this activity. To this end, engagement has taken place with PEDs on developing a system to capture information on choral and sport participation by schools. The system is being collaboratively developed with PEDs.

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PROGRAMME FIVE OUTPUTS



4. Number of learners participating in DBE organised activities on citizenship, rights and responsibilities and constitutional values.

Annual target :

2 000

A total of 765 learners participated in activities as follows :

• GEM-BEM : 282• RCLs : 238• Moot Court : 137• Rights and Responsibilities : 108

5. Number of public ordinary schools participating in Spelling Bee to support reading initiatives.

Annual target :

250

In support of improving literacy results, the DBE is introducing a Spelling Bee programme in schools. Proficiency in spelling supports reading and accurate spelling reflects more advanced linguistic knowledge. Participation at school level will take place in the next quarters.

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PART BFinancial Report

FIRST QUARTER EXPENDITURE

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• The total Final Appropriation budget of the Department for the 2013/14 financial year amounts to R17 591.905 million

• The majority of the budget (R13 372.051 million) consists of transfer payments as follows:

– Conditional Grants: R12 343.272 million– Transfers to Public Entities: R991.529 million– Other Transfers: R37.250 million

• The remainder of the budget (R4 219.854 million) consists of the following:– Compensation of Employees: R292.253 million– Examiners and Moderators: R18.440 million– Earmarked Funds: R1 634.671 million– Office Accommodation: R149.824 million– Specifically and Exclusively Appropriated: R1 955.981 million– Departmental Operations: R104.183 million– Departmental Projects: R64.502 million

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INTRODUCTION

• The total actual expenditure of the Department for the 2013/14 financial year first quarter amounts to R4 992.531 million

• The majority of the expenditure (R4 625.227 million) consists of transfer payments as follows:

– Conditional Grants: R3 706.797 million– Transfers to Public Entities: R918.282 million– Other Transfers: R148 000

• The remainder of the expenditure (R367.304 million) consists of the following:– Compensation of Employees: R69.228 million– Examiners and Moderators: R678 000– Earmarked Funds: R47.608 million– Office Accommodation: R35.528 million– Specifically and Exclusively Appropriated: R150.516 million– Departmental Operations: R25.903 million– Departmental Projects: R37.843 million

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INTRODUCTION (cont.)

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ALLOCATION AGAINST ACTUAL EXPENDITURE PER PROGRAMME FOR THE 2013/14 FINANCIAL YEAR

PROGRAMMES

2013/14Expenditure

as % of Adjusted

Appropriation

FINAL APROPRIATION

ACTUAL EXPENDITURE

VARIANCE

R’000 R’000 R’000

Administration 335 580 87 275 248 305 26.0%

Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring 1 523 621 40 964 1 482 657 2.7%

Teachers, Education Human Resources Development and Institutional Development 984 697 934 115 50 582 94.9%

Planning, Information and Assessment 8 988 995 2 092 732 6 896 263 23.3%

Educational Enrichment Services 5 759 012 1 837 445 3 921 567 31.9%

Total 17 591 905 4 992 531 12 599 374 28.4%

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ALLOCATION AGAINST ACTUAL EXPENDITURE PER ITEM FOR THE 2013/14 FINANCIAL YEAR

ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION

2013/14Expenditure

as % of Adjusted

Appropriation

FINAL APPROPRIATION

ACTUAL EXPENDITURE

VARIANCE

R’000 R’000 R’000

Compensation of Employees1 389 366 88 136 301 230 22.7%

Goods and Services 1 880 379 128 061 1 752 318 6.8%

Transfers and Subsidies 13 372 051 4 625 227 8 746 824 34.6%

Payment for Capital Assets 1 950 109 151 107 1 799 002 7.8%

Total 17 591 905 4 992 531 12 599 374 28.4%1 Includes Compensation of Employees for Earmarked Funds as well as Examiners and Moderators

SERVICE

2013/14Expenditure

as % of Adjusted

Appropriation

FINAL APPROPRIATION

ACTUAL EXPENDITURE

VARIANCE

R’000 R’000 R’000

Compensation of Employees1 292 253 69 228 224 013 23.4%

Examiners and Moderators 18 440 678 17 762 0.26%

Transfers to Public Entities 991 529 918 282 73 247 92.6%

Other Transfers 37 250 148 37 102 0.4%

Conditional Grants 12 343 272 3 706 797 8 636 475 30.0%

Schools Infrastructure Backlogs Indirect Grant

1 955 981 150 516 1 805 465 7.70%

Earmarked Funds 1 634 671 47 608 1 587 063 2.9%

Departmental Operations 104 183 25 903 78 280 24.9%

Office Accommodation 149 824 35 528 114 296 23.7%

Projects 64 502 37 843 26 659 58.8%

Total 17 591 905 4 992 531 12 599 374 28.4%

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ALLOCATION OVER THE 2013/14 FINANCIAL YEAR

1 Excludes Compensation of Employees for Earmarked Funds as well as Examiners and Moderators

SERVICE

2013/14

Expenditure as % of Adjusted

Appropriation

FINAL APPROPRIATION

ACTUAL EXPENDITURE

VARIANCE

R’000 R’000 R’000

Earmarked Funds: 1 634 671 47 608 1 589 410 2.9%

Kha Ri Gude Literacy Project 549 695 14 122 535 573 2.5%

EPWP: Kha Ri Gude 59 238 0 59 238 0.0%

Workbooks 859 291 13 841 845 450 1.6%

IQMS 39 749 8 812 30 937 22.2%

Systemic Evaluation 22 969 2 260 20 668 10.2%

NEEDU 13 385 5 827 7 558 43.5%

NSNP 15 344 2 746 12 598 17.9%

National Assessment 75 000 0 75 000 0.0%

Conditional Grants: 12 343 272 3 706 797 8 636 475 30.0%

Education Infrastructure 6 630 664 1 879 196 4 751 468 28.3%

National Schools Nutrition Programme 5 173 081 1 746 833 3 426 248 33.8%

HIV and AIDS (Life Skills Education) 213 507 21 348 192 159 10.0%

Dinaledi Schools 105 168 26 292 78 876 25.0%

Technical Secondary Schools Recapitalisation 220 852 33 128 187 724 15.0%

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DETAILS OF EARMARKED ALLOCATIONS/TRANSFERS OVER THE 2013/14 FINANCIAL YEAR

SERVICE

2013/14

Expenditure as % of Adjusted Appropriation

FINAL APPROPRIATION

ACTUAL EXPENDITURE

VARIANCE

R’000 R’000 R’000

Transfers to Public Entities 991 529 918 282 73 247 92.6%

NSFAS: Fundza Lushaka Bursaries 893 867 893 867 - 100.0%

Umalusi 97 662 24 415 73 247 25.0%

Other Transfers 37 250 148 37 250 100.0%

ETDP SETA 167 0 167 0.0%

National Initiative to improve learning outcomes 25 000 0 25 000 0.0%

UNESCO Membership Fees 11 896 0 11 896 0.0%

ADEA 30 0 30 0.0%

Childline South Africa 50 0 50 0.0%

Guidance Counseling & Youth Development Centre: Malawi

107 0 107 0.0%

Households 148 -148 -100.0%

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DETAILS OF EARMARKED ALLOCATIONS/TRANSFERS OVER THE 2013/14 FINANCIAL YEAR (cont.)

REASONS FOR DEVIATION PER PROGRAMME

Programme 2: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring (2.7%)• The spending on this Programme seem very low. The bulk of the expenditure is expected

to increase in the second/third quarter of the financial year when Kha Ri Gude classes resume for 2013 and the printing and delivery of workbooks for the class of 2014 which is scheduled to take place during September/October 2013.

Programme 3: Teachers, Education Human Resources and Institutional Development (94.9%)• The bulk of spending under Programme 3 is transfer to Funza Lushaka bursaries which

made to NSFAS in April each year. Furthermore, the high spending was in respect of payments of invoices for the teacher training in Collaboration with Teacher Unions that were processed during in April 2013. The Department requested roll-over to cover the shortfall, the roll over was not approved.

Programme 4: Planning, Information and Assessment (23.3%)• With regard to Programme 4, the bulk of the allocation is in respect of payment of ASIDI

project. The spending did not take place as projected.

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• Administrative and financial systems are in place in the Department.

• Expenditure is monitored on a monthly basis and responsibility managers are requested to provide reasons if the progress on projects is not satisfactory.

• The Ministers are informed of the spending trends in terms of the Public Finance Management Act.

• Senior Management at least once a month discusses the spending trends and reprioritisation of activities within the objectives of the Department are considered when necessary.

• Cost containment measures were implemented.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE BUDGET

CONCLUSION

• DBE’s Statutory role is to :o formulate policy, norms and standards; ando monitor and evaluate policy implementation and impact.

This role is being undertaken in close collaboration with provincial education departments in order make an impact on teaching and learning in the classroom through implementation of key interventions.

• The Department will consolidate the progress made in the first quarter by addressing improved learner performance through key priorities such as Workbooks, ANA, CAPS, ASIDI and Teacher Education during the subsequent quarters of 2013/14.

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