1. Budget and Operational Plans 2006/7
education
Department of Education
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
STRATEGIC PLAN 2006 – 2010
and
Budget and Operational Plans 2006/7

2. Overarching Priority ASGI-SA
The Department of Education contributes to the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative South Africa, by
Ensuring everyone receives a quality General Education
Ensuring access to high skills, high cognitive demand curricula in schools and Colleges
Ensuring participation in relevant Higher Education programmes

3. Minister’s continuing vision
To impact more urgently and directly on poverty, unemployment and social cohesion, by providing quality education for all.
“We cannot became complacent about the continuing legacy of Bantu Education, whose demons have not yet been banished”

4. Ministerial goals for 2006/7
Improve access to quality early childhood education
School improvements, including infrastructure and learning resources
Improving literacy and numeracy
Mathematics and science improvements
Support for Further and Higher Education

5. Continuing approaches
Policy clarity and stability
Consolidation of gains by targeting support
Focus on improving learning outcomes
Monitoring learner performance
Strengthened responsiveness to needs
Innovation, including use of ICTs
Building partnerships: business and NGOs

6. Departmental Strategies
Strengthened monitoring and evaluation
Using research to understand and improve the system
Re-engineering EMIS to track individual learners
Reaping our investments in teachers
Building the capacity of the system, especially at local levels (Districts)

7. Department Structure Branches General Education
Further Education and Training
Higher Education
Quality Promotion and Social Cohesion
Planning and Monitoring
Administration

8. General Education
Expanding access to ECD through the Integrated ECD Plan of the Social Cluster, and using EPWP opportunities for training and employment
Implementation of the NCS in Grades 8 and 9 during 2007, with a focus on teacher training and resource provisioning
Finalising the National Framework for Teacher Education, including a system for “professional development points”

9. General Education 2 Measuring the quality of learning at key stages
Improving reading levels, especially in the Foundation Phase, through an ongoing reading strategy
Continued emphasis on provision for children with special needs, to increase participation and achievement
Improved professional support and advice for teachers at District level
Convening successful SGB elections in 2006

10. Further Education and Training
FET BRANCH GOALS
To develop and implement modern and relevant high skills programmes in schools and Colleges
To implement a national examination system
To increase participation of year olds in FET programmes
To increase the number of learners achieving well in language, mathematics and science

11. FET: Schools
Implement new curriculum for Grades 10 – 12, including teacher training and textbooks
Increase numbers of learners reaching and passing grade 12, with reduced dropouts
Increase participation and success rates in languages, maths and science, including the identification of focus schools
Set, mark and report on high quality examinations for the Senior Certificate and FETC
Expand specialist subjects in poor areas

12. FET: Colleges Implement and monitor College recapitalisation plans
Gazette requirements for FETC Vocational qualification, and develop programmes which address the needs of the SA economy and society
Strengthen ties with SETAs, Universities and the private sector
Improve participation and success rates at FET colleges
Support the expansion of ICTs in Colleges

13. Higher Education Providing regulatory support to the sector
Providing academic and research support
Developing a Framework for the Internationalisation of Higher Education, especially to promote and support a leadership role for South Africa in Africa
Strengthened enrolment planning to ensure quality graduates in relevant fields
The promotion of institutional diversity

14. System Planning Finalise electronic infrastructure audit (NEIMS)
Develop national norms for the design and construction of schools
Strengthening the design of the Information Management System (EMIS)
Ongoing analysis of education investment and expenditure to ensure equity and redress in resourcing

15. System Planning 2
Effective implementation of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS)
Analysis and management of teacher supply and demand
Supporting the Cabinet Committee on Human Resource Development

16. System Planning 3
Reporting on Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Planning support for integrated programmes of government
Monitoring and evaluating service delivery in education

17. Social Cohesion
Promoting health and wellness lifestyles among teachers and learners
Co-ordinating and monitoring the NSNP
Promoting equity in education and addressing social exclusion on the basis of race and gender
Promoting values, national identity and moral regeneration
Promoting quality education in rural and nodal areas

18. Social Cohesion Promoting and governing school sport, art and culture
Taking forward the report of the Ministerial Committee on Gender Equity
Promoting access to and participation in ABET programmes, based on the report of the Ministerial Committee on ABET
Collaborating with other Departments in regard to orphans and vulnerable children

19. Administration Financial management of the budget
Provincial budget support and co-ordination
Monitoring procurement and supply of LTSMs
Operationalising foreign policy priorities, and strengthening international relations, especially within SADC and Africa

21. Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Education
2006/7 BUDGET
AND
OPERATIONAL PLANS

23. General notes
Higher Education Block Grant – To increase the subsidies to higher education institutions to accommodate the increase in student numbers
Implementation of the National Curriculum Statement – To monitor the implementation in 50% of the schools in a phased-in process; to develop assessment guidelines
HR Systems and Teacher Development – Audit and survey of existing systems and capacities
FET recapitalisation – To increase the recapitalisation funding to FET Colleges
Devolution of funds from Public Works – These funds will be suspended from Public Works to cater for the rental and maintenance of the office building

26. Notes Projects 2006/07: National HR Plan & HR & IQMS System – R6m
EMIS Enhancement and System Development – R20m
Teacher Development (GET & FET) – R30m
NCS & Assessment – R19m
EMGD and District Development – R6,4m
Literacy and ABET – R5,4m
Exam System Enhancements – R5,6m
FET Curriculum Projects – R14,4m
Race and Values Projects – R9,1m
Merger Projects – R3,3m
International Conference – R4m

27. HIV AND AIDS 2006/07 – R144,471 million.
Some of the outputs for 2006/07
600 Master trainers to be trained on the integration of Life Skills and HIV and Aids programmes across all learning areas of the curriculum
Educators trained to integrate the programmes across all learning areas of the curriculum

28. Achievements (HIV and Aids)
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
Learners trained
12 989
64 014
35 136
Educators trained as peer educators
6 401
3 513
Educators trained in life skills
34 470
17 022
District officials trained as master trainers
300
7 392
1 440
Number of schools received LTSM
26 693
63 221

29. National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP)
2006/07 – R1 098,036 million
Some of the outputs for 2006/07
About 5,5 million learners at targeted schools
Targeted learners at schools are fed for all school days in all provinces
Food gardens or small stock projects are set up in all participating schools, schools

30. NSNP (Achievements) 2004/05 2005/06 238 School monitoring visits
A toll-free number was opened to the public
About 50 new gardens and/or small stock projects were started at schools
4,977 Million learners were fed on recommended menus on a minimum of 156 days
2005/06
5 135 Million learners were fed on recommended menus on a minimum of 156 days
3 107 Sustainable food production projects in schools
115 Workshops on gardening skills were held and were attended by 446 schools, educators

31. FET College Recapitalisation
2006/07 – R470 million
Some of the outputs for 2006/07
100 Practical workshops upgraded at 50 FET Colleges
New equipment delivered and installed
216 Campus sites rehabilitated
2 000 College staff trained for curriculum development and programme delivery

32. CONCLUSION
Total budget increased by R1 732 million (13,97%) from the previous financial year.
Increase to Higher Education (HE) block grant = 10%. This allocation is 75,42% of total budget allocated to the Department.
Total allocation to conditional grants increased by 63%. This allocation is 12,12% of the total budget allocated to the Department.

33. Thank you