DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


2006/07 TO 2008/09


Baseline allocation and MTEC recommendations

R million

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

 

Dept

MTEC

Dept

MTEC

Dept

MTEC

             

Baseline Allocation

13 726

13726

14 536

14 536

15 329

15 329

             

MTEC recom vs request

910

315

1 686

615

2548

1 115

HR Systems

5

-

15

5

15

5

Implementation of NCS

25

15

11

10

12

10

Higher Education Block Grant

880

300

1660

500

2521

800

FET Recapitalisation

-

-

-

100

-

300

Revised Baseline Allocation

 

14 041

 

15 151

 

16 444


Increase to National Baseline

- Performance management

- Professional development

- Rewarding of high performance

- Incentives to retain scarce skills

- Monitoring and evaluation of schools

- Areas of weaknesses identified

- Database of all schools

- Assessment guidelines

- Stabilised student growth

- Increased teaching outputs


Other priorities not included in MTEC recommendations

R million

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

Increased funding for SAQA

12

12

12

Enhancement of Maths, Science and Technology

24

24

28

Systemic Evaluation

5

5

5

ABET

41

18

20

Total

82

59

65


Increase to Provincial Equitable Share for the Education System

- Education responsible for training and coordination

- Social development responsible for subsidies and other social services

- Health responsible for health services

- Package of services to about 1 million children in ECD sites

- Approximately 100 000 job opportunities

- Access to a further 4 million children in non-formal, home based groups

- Approximately 300 000 people trained


Increase to Provincial Equitable Share for the Education System

- School development plans

- Fully equipped libraries

- Labour saving devices

- Transport

- Foundation phase (25 800)

- Intermediate phase (30 100)

- Senior phase (32 700)

- Inclusive education (8 300)

- ABET & ECD (25 890, 3 362)

- FET (16950)


Increase to Provincial Equitable Share for the Education System

- 2006: Grade 10,2007: Grade 11 and 2008: Grade 12

- Teacher training

- Printing of textbooks

- Provide adequate funding for 60% of poorest learners

- Abolish school fees for the poorest 40% of learners in the county


Increase to Provincial Equitable Share for the Education System

· Special schools strengthened

- Relied heavily on donor funds in the past

- Schools - more accessible

- Schools to serve as resource centres to the wider system

- 335 000 disabled learners

- Full Service Schools developed

· EMIS

- An integrated national education management information system

- Electronic data capturing

- Quality control

- School administration and management system

- Develop technical and human capacity


SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

R million

Projects

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

NCS for G 10 to 12

604

562

604

FET Colleges: Career guidance

75

25

30

Systemic Evaluation

8

8

9

No fee schools

3 579

3 829

4 097

EMIS

124

161

401

Inclusive Education

145

95

60

ECD integrated plan

40

38

40

SANLI

50

55

68

HRD Strategies

80

80

80

ABET

49

52

55

Children and Youth Literacy Project

29

29

29

Quality Dev and Upliftment Prog

962

1 685

2 490

NCS for Grades 7 to 9

1 867

-

-

Teacher Development

661

661

661

Grade R

2 130

2 691

3 192

TOTAL

10 403

9 971

11 816

 

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