VOTE 15: EDUCATION: ESTIMATES OF NATIONAL EXPENDITURE 200506 PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

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VOTE 15 EDUCATION ESTIMATES OF NATIONAL
EXPENDITURE 2005/06PRESENTATION TO THE
PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY, 15 MARCH 2005
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NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET FROM 1999
TILL 200708
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TRANSFER PAYMENTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS NSFAS FROM 1998/99 TILL 2007/08
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TRANSFER PAYMENTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS FROM 1997/98 TILL 2007/08
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NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS BUDGET EXLUDING HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS NSFAS FROM 1998/99 TILL
2007/08
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CONDITIONAL GRANTS AND EARMARKED FUNDS FROM
1998/99 TILL 2007/08
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SUMMARY ENE 2004 vs ENE 2005

• 2005/06 2004/05 Inc/(Dec)
• Rm Rm
• TOTAL ALLOCATION 12 397 11 345 9
• Higher Education Institutions 9 899 9
  301 3
• Higher Education Subsidies 9 349 8 801
  6
• Higher Education Restructuring 550
  500 10
• Transfer payments to public entities 931
  618 51
• NSFAS 864 578 49
• CHE 27 11 145
• SAQA 32 22 45
• Umalusi 8 7 14
• Transfer payments to 10
  18 (44)
• Fulbright Commission 2 2
  0
• UNESCO membership fee 7
  15 (52)
• Commonwealth of Learning 1
  1 0
• CG to Provincial Educ Depts 1 060
  973 9
• NSNP 918 838 10
• HIV and Aids 142 135 5
• Departmental service 497 435 14

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PROGRAMME 1 ADMINISTRATION

•   Rm Rm Rm 
• 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
• Total allocation 120 152 160
• Compensation of employees 50 53
  55
• Operational expenses 70 99
  105
• Included in this programme are
• Ministry
• Management
• Strategic planning
• Staffing services
• Financial services
• Logistical services
• Security and asset management
• Information technology
• Internal audit

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PROGRAMME 1 ADMINISTRATION (CONT.)

• The projects under this programme are
• Development and publication of services for
  electronic access - To incorporate all services
  in the Department for electronic access
• Master information system plan To develop an
  implementation strategy for the master
  information system plan in education              
  
• E-Government portal To increase the presence of
  electronic services on the governmental portal.

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PROGRAMME 2 PLANNING AND MONITORING

•   Rm Rm Rm 
• 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
• Total allocation 40 44 58
• Compensation of employees 19 20
  21
• Operational expenses 21 24 37
  
• This programme will mainly be responsible for
• Ensuring access to schooling, especially for the
  poor
• Infrastructure audit and national interventions
  in planning, design and construction of schools
• Ensuring constructive labour relations in
  education
• Performance management system for educators
• Implementation of revised legislative frameworks
  in respect of general and higher education and
  the revised NQF
• Implementation of the Integrated Quality
  Management System in all provinces
• Establishment of monitoring and evaluation unit

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PROGRAMME 2 PLANNING AND MONITORING (CONT.)

• EMIS R12 million
• Additional allocation of R10 million included as
  earmarked funds
• Continue to implement the School Management
  Information System (SIMS) in 575 schools in the
  nodal areas
• Improve the quality of data collected through the
  EMIS
• Develop data quality control systems and schools
  sampling network
• Establish and enhance the reporting system for
  learner performance at district level
• Develop an Education Information Website

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PROGRAMME 3 GENERAL EDUCATION

•   Rm Rm Rm 
• 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
• Total allocation 231 236 247
• Compensation of employees 24 25
  26
• Operational expenses 207 211 221
• This programme will mainly be responsible for
• Consolidating quality following the introduction
  of the RNCS into Grades 0-6
• Revising the language policy
• Investing in quality teaching
• National Framework for Teacher Education
• Management and rewarding performance
• Expand ABET and Literacy programmes
• Improved institutional governance and district
  support
• Ongoing implementation of inclusive education
  strategies
• Development of an assessment protocol

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PROGRAMME 3 GENERAL EDUCATION (CONT.)

• HIV and Aids R142 million
• Conditional grant to provinces
• Coordinate and support the structured integration
  of life skills and HIV and Aids programme across
  all Learning Areas in the school curriculum
• Ensure access to an appropriate and effective,
  integrated system of prevention, care and support
  for children infected and affected by HIV and
  Aids
• Deliver life skills, sexuality and HIV and Aids
  education programmes in primary and secondary
  schools
• RNCS Curriculum 2005 R10 million
• Implement the RNCS Grade 7 in 2006 and Grade 8
  in 2007.
• Research projects targeted at teachers teaching
  English as a second language and indigenous
  languages in the General Education and Training
  band will be conducted.
• ECD R4 million
• 100 000 additional Grade R learners in 2005.
• To ensure the development of a competent cadre of
  ECD practitioners for grade R and early years

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PROGRAMME 3 GENERAL EDUCATION (CONT.)

• Children and youth literacy R6 million
• Implementation and promotion of reading, writing,
  and numeracy programmes in the foundation phase
• Provision of a set of Africas 100 best books of
  the 20th century to all grade 9 schools in the
  nodal areas is the second objective to be
  achieved
• SANLI R11 million
• Monitor and ensure that basic literacy programmes
  are delivered
• Provide learner support material for adult
  learners
• EMGD projects R5 million
• Norms and standards in place for school
  management and governance
• 5 more schools with financial and general
  management capacity
• Develop monitoring and evaluation instruments for
  innovative management projects, such as women in
  and into management and leadership, alternatives
  to corporal punishment and school records
• Develop and distribute flyers on the roles and
  responsibilities of parents, learners, and public
  schools

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PROGRAMME 3 GENERAL EDUCATION (CONT.)

• Disseminate admissions information through the
  radio and TV, newspaper advertising, municipality
  bills, social grant pay slips and bulk SMS
  messages
• Monitor the impact of the campaign at school
  community level, particularly in the less
  literate communities
• Improve efficiency and effectiveness of a sample
  of 18 education districts across the provinces
  (two per province) in fulfilling their key role
  of supporting schools
• Teacher Development Curriculum 2005 R15
  million
• 50 000 Senior phase teachers and 1 050 provincial
  master trainers received training in the RNCS
  monitoring and quality assurance
• Teacher Development Maths and Science R5
  million
• 500 new teachers of maths, science and technology
  commence with training in 2005
• Monitor and support current teacher training in
  mathematics, science and technology through
  visits during contact and examinations

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PROGRAMME 3 GENERAL EDUCATION (CONT.)

• Conduct external evaluation of the implementation
  of the programme
• National Teacher Awards R2 million
• Advocacy for the initiative
• Capacity building of provincial officials to
  manage nominations
• Develop adjudication procedures to enhance common
  standards
• Support provinces to hold the provincial
  ceremonies
• National adjudication, verification processes,
  and national gala
• Upgrading of under-qualified and unqualified
  educators - R2 million
• Facilitate the selection and registration of
  target under-qualified teachers in the provinces
• Liase with SETA and ATDP on implementing the
  upgrading programme

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PROGRAMME 4 FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

•   Rm Rm Rm 
• 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
• Total allocation 212 664 668
• Compensation of employees 62 66
  69
• Operational expenses 150 598 599
• This programme will mainly be responsible for
• Conducting credible external examinations for
  schools and colleges
• Implementing the national curriculum in Grades 10
  to 12
• Ensuring that FET College staff are qualified and
  competent
• Well managed and governed modern institutions,
  with efficient system
• Partnerships with business and SETAs
• National Resourcing Plan for the FET Sector
• Finalisation and implementation of programme
  based funding for Colleges
• Development of quality assurance systems for FET
  College programmes
• Upgrading the security of the examination system

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PROGRAMME 4 FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
(CONT.)

• Improved teacher training in mathematics and
  science
• Recapitalisation of FET College Sector - R50
  million
• To develop an FET Sector plan
• Finalise national, provincial and college
  recapitalisation plans
• Collect data/information on skills shortages and
  labour market trends
• Ensure that tenders and contracts are developed
  and awarded by the beginning of the 2006/07
  financial year
• FET Curriculum writing implementation R8
  million
• Implement the national curriculum statement in
  Grade 10 in 2006
• Support teacher development, printing of learning
  programme guidelines, technical subjects,
  religious studies and agriculture subject
  statements
• Phasing OBE into FET R4 million
• Finalise policy for additional subjects for the
  national curriculum in Grades 10 to 12
• Training of teachers and develop learner and
  teacher support material and advocacy

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PROGRAMME 4 FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
(CONT.)

• Historical Records R4 million
• To establish a national historical records of the
  former examining bodies
• To ensure that these records are accessible to
  all provincial education bodies and related
  institutions
• Integrity and credibility of FET and Assessment
  R1 million
• Credible examinations and assessment for schools
  and colleges
• Incident free and efficient conduct of all
  examinations
• Cuban Tutors R5 million
• Support for Cuban tutors dedicated to improving
  the teaching and learning of mathematics and
  science
• Increased number of mathematics and science
  graduates from the focused schools
• Dinaledi R3 million
• Institutional support to 102 schools focused on
  mathematics and science

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PROGRAMME 5 QUALITY PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT

•   Rm Rm Rm 
• 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
• Total allocation 954 1 142 1 199
• Compensation of employees 23 25
  25
• Operational expenses 931 1 117 1 174
• This programme will mainly be responsible for
• Continuous improvement in learning outcomes,
  while bridging the quality divide
• Levers to be used
• Regular assessment of achievement in critical
  learning areas at key levels of the system
• Support to Whole School evaluation policy
• Focus on health programmes at school, including
  NSNP

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PROGRAMME 5 QUALITY PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT
(CONT.)

• Policy guidelines for the promotion and
  governance of school sports, arts and culture
• Increase participation in rural and urban nodes
• Support for the Ministerial Committee on Gender
  Equity
• Systemic Evaluation R1 million
• Disseminate findings of systemic evaluation
  survey among 1 000 schools with Grade 6 in 2004
• Develop a new national assessment model to
  strengthen understanding of how learners perform
  in identified Learning Areas/Programmes in the
  system
• Whole School Evaluation R1 million
• Refine and print whole school evaluation
  instruments
• Further design and develop the quality promotion
  and assurance monitoring and evaluation system
• Provide training to new supervisors, district
  officials and principals on the implementation of
  the whole school evaluation policy to evaluate
  and support schools

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PROGRAMME 5 QUALITY PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT
(CONT.)

• Social issues management R1 million
• Development of policy and programmes to address
  the negative impact of the environment on
  children and education
• National sports, arts and culture R1 million
• Increase participation and link it with talent
  search, development, and support in sport, arts
  and culture and music in school
• The programme for promotion of disability sports,
  arts and culture initiated Mini Olympic Games
  initiated at district level
• National School Nutrition Programme R918
  million
• Reach about 15 000 poorest schools or schools
  serving poorest communities
• Feed about 5 million learners at the identified
  15 000 schools
• Feed for a minimum of 156 school days in all
  provinces
• Monitoring of the project
• 10 Functional gardens per province by March 2006

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PROGRAMME 6 HIGHER EDUCATION

•   Rm Rm Rm 
• 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
• Total allocation 10 810 11 453 12 169
• Compensation of employees 13
  14 14
• Operational expenses 10 931 11 439 12
  155
• This programme will mainly be responsible for
• Transfer payments to HE institutions R9 770
  million
• Transfer payments to NSFAS R864 million
• Restructuring of the HE system to ensure
  affordability and sustainability
• Revised policy for evaluation of research outputs
  for the creative and performing arts
• To support the production of quality graduates
  needed for the social and economic development of
  the country
• Enrolment Planning
• Greater articulation between FET and HE

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PROGRAMME 6 HIGHER EDUCATION (CONT.)

• To provide support to institutions for governance
  and management
• To promote and support a leadership role for
  South Africa in Africa and the world
• A national conference on African studies
• Curriculum development linked to identity and
  values
• The Higher Education Management Information
  System project is included in this programme

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PROGRAMME 7 AUXILIARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES

•   Rm Rm Rm 
• 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
• Total allocation 32 34 37
• Compensation of employees 14 15
  16
• Operational expenses 18 19 21
• This programme will mainly be responsible for
• Co-ordinating, cohesive and effective
  communication in the education sector
• Provincial support and co-ordination
• Eastern Cape initiative
• Monitoring the administrative performance of
  education departments
• Set-up of a customer care centre to minimise
  undue delays in responding to public queries
• Operationalising foreign policy priorities, and
  strengthening international relations, especially
  within SADC, Africa and the South (IBSA)

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PROGRAMME 7 AUXILIARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES
(CONT.)

• Alignment of UNESCO programmes with government
  priorities