VOTE 15: BASIC EDUCATION

Presentation to the Portfolio Committee

15 October 2013

CURRENT AND MTEF FUNDING

Economic Classification 2013/14 MTEF

R’000 2014/15R’000

2015/16R’000

2016/17R’000

Compensation of Employees 292 253 311 437 328 892 350 600

Examiners and Moderators 18 440 19 546 20 445 21 794

Earmarked Funds 1 634 671 1 817 357 1 901 770 2 003 675

Conditional Grants 12 358 019 13 188 340 16 349 916 17 216 462

Transfers to Public Entities 991 529 1 054 853 1 103 789 1 162 289

Other Transfers 37 250 42 985 53 582 56 422

Specifically and Exclusively Appropriated

1 955 981 3 169 503 2 912 310 3 066 703

Office Accommodation 149 824 158 813 166 118 174 922

Departmental Operations 104 183 110 856 115 950 122 094

Departmental Projects 64 502 67 597 70 778 74 528

TOTAL 17 606 652 19 941 287 23 023 550 24 249 489

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• The total Appropriation budget of the Department for the 2013/14 financial year amounts to R17 606.652 million

• The majority of the budget (R13 386.798 million) consists of transfer payments as follows:

– Conditional Grants: R12 358.019 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

ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUESTS

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ROLL-OVER REQUESTED NOT APPROVED PER PROGRAMME

PROGRAMMESAmount

RequestedR’000

Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring 12 666

Teachers, Education Human Resources Development and Institutional Development 38 755

Total 51 421

REASONS FOR REQUESTED ROLL-OVER

Programme 2: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring • Kha Ri Gude earmarked funds

– The lessons for the Campaign start in June of each year. The claims for March for stipend for voluntary workers, project management, travel and Accommodation etc are only received and paid in April each year as well as the procurement of LTSM for the new cycle.

Programme 3: Teachers, Education Human Resources and Institutional Development • Teacher Union Collaboration

– The budget allocation of this project depends on savings from Workbooks. The Implementation happens in the first quarter of the school year when Treasury has approved the utilisation of the savings. As a results invoices for the training in March are only received and paid in April.

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BIDS SUBMISSION FOR 2013 ADJUSTED BUDGET PER PROGRAMME

PROGRAMMESAmount

RequestedR’000

Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring 2 325 940

Planning, Information and Assessment 369 000

Total 2 694 940

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BIDS PROJECTS FOR 2013 ADJUSTED BUDGET PER PROGRAMME

PROGRAMMESAmount

RequestedR’000

Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring

Provincial Textbooks 2 325 940

Planning, Information and Assessment

Education Collaboration Framework 300 000

Annual National Assessment 69 000

Total 2 694 940*)

SUMMARY OF BIDS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING 2013 PER PROGRAMME

Programme 2: Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring

• Provincial Textbooks

– The Department requested provinces to submit their budget shortfalls for the provision of LTSM for the 2014 academic year. In ensuring that each learner is provided with a textbook for every subject, there was a proposal/request to bring the 2014/15 LTSM budget forward to 2013/14 to enable provinces to fulfill this mandates. The Department approached the Minister of Finance for his intervention and support on this matter. The Minister advised provinces to approach Provincial Treasuries and they were not successful.

Programme 4: Planning, Information and Assessment

• Education Collaboration Framework (ECF)- The strategic focus of this initiative is to co-ordinate the efforts of the social partners through

the National Education Collaboration Framework to put into action the education aspects of the National Development Plan which will ensure that Government meets its goal of achieving quality basic education. To achieve sustainable system improvements in Education, the NECF proposes focusing its support on six themes which are linked to the aims of the NDP and Action Plan 2014. Alongside the themes, the NECF identifies successful conditions that are to be addressed by all partners before and during implementation. The six themes are, teacher development improving school governance and management, district development, improving delivery of learning support material and curriculum implementation, community and parent involvement and learner support well being.

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SUMMARY OF BIDS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING 2013 PER PROGRAMME

• Annual National Assessment (ANA)

- The Department has identified and prioritised Annual National Assessment (ANA) in the key foundational skills of Literacy and Numeracy as a pivotal mechanism for monitoring and tracking the achievement. The Presidency’s injunction an independent agent to monitor test administration, administer questionnaires, marking, capture and analyse data, and provide a report to the Minister, who will report to the public on the learner performance and contextual factors that affect it. Due consideration has been given to, amongst others, the Government's Programme of Action and the objectives and the 18 key targets of the National Development Plan. The current funding is not adequate to carry the intended outcomes with the administration of ANA as part of regular standardised assessment to ultimately improve the quality of basic education in South Africa.

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BIDS PER PROGRAMME FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 2014 MTEF

PROGRAMMES2014/15R’000

2015/16R’000

2016/17R’000

Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring 1 407 242 2 033 401 1 736 359

Planning, Information and Assessment 80 869 83 300 82 702

Total 1 488 111 2 116 701 1 819 061

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BIDS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 2014 MTEF

PROGRAMMES2014/15R’000

2015/16R’000

2016/17R’000

Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring

National Catalogue 92 000 20 000 55 000

Introduction of African Languages 379 149 1 024 860 70 000

School Libraries 700 000 523 825 523 825

Inclusive Education 179 093 417 716 1 039 534

ECD Services57 000 47 000 48 000

Planning, Information and Assessment

Annual National Assessment 69 267 73 453 76 559

SA CMEQ 11 602 9 847 6 143

Total 1 488 111 2 116 701 1 819 061

Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring

National Catalogue

- The Ministerial Task Team’s recommendation was that the lists of approved textbooks must be National (as proposed to the current provincial system), and that the range of options be narrowed down, partly through more stringent selection criteria. The Department developed the National catalogue for Grade 1 to 12. However, there is still a need to develop the following: Grade R, Further Education and Training (FET) Literature; Master Copies for Braille and Large Print for Grades 1 – 12; and Textbooks not on the National Catalogues. Due to budget shortfalls the Department is unable to continue with the catalogue.

Incremental Introduction of African Languages

- Incremental Introduction of African Languages (IIAL) will be rolled out in 2015 starting with Grade 1. The project will be piloted in 2014 for Grade 1 in approximately 500 schools that do not offer an African language. The pilot roll-out requires the training of teachers in two levels namely Level 1:Training of core group of African language trainers and Level 2:Training of pilot school teachers in all Provinces

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SUMMARY OF PROJECTS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 2014 MTEF PER PROGRAMME

School Libraries

- The Action Plan 2014: Towards the realisation of Schooling 2025, goal number 20 states that” Increased learner access to a wide range of media, including computers, will enrich their education”. In operationalising this goal, the Department is looking at increasing access to books for more learners through centralised libraries where the infrastructure is in place and classroom library as well as movable/lockable cabinet.

Inclusive Education

- The project will be strengthening and consolidating critical systems that will enable the full roll out of Inclusive Education thus making Basic Education inherently inclusive as well as engendering a multi-disciplinary approach in developing an Inclusive Education and Training System by ensuring that each policy area/programme plays its meaningful role in this regard.

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SUMMARY OF PROJECT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 2014 MTEF PER PROGRAMME

SUMMARY OF PROJECT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 2014 MTEF PER PROGRAMME

ECD Services

- The project support areas that will improve the quality of ECD. The activities will include ECD practitioner training, pilot innovative programmes, develop materials to stimulate children, establish project management teams to monitor and support ECD centres. The project will to provide distance e-Guidance, establishment of 9 walk-in career guidance centres and access to credible up-to-date career information to improve the quality of the career guidance component of Life Orientation teaching and learning.

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SUMMARY OF PROJECT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 2014 MTEF PER PROGRAMME

Planning, Information and Assessment

Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium For Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ)

- South Africa is participating in a regional study involving a consortium of 15 countries in Southern and Eastern Africa in monitoring educational quality. The fourth study (SACMEQ IV) of this consortium is scheduled to take place between 2013 and 2015 which coincides with the need to report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). DBE has already collected the data from 350 schools which involved (350x25 learners). The Department therefore requires additional funding to (a) capture the data which will involve the purchase of computers and hire of data capturers, (b) data cleaning which will require necessary training and expertise, (c) data analysis that will require appropriate expertise, e.g. statisticians, IT specialists and specialised software, (d) writing of a report that provides short-, medium- and long term costed recommendations, (e) printing of reports, and (f) dissemination of findings in terms of policy briefs, road shows, conferences and seminars.

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SUMMARY OF PROJECT FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 2014 MTEF PER PROGRAMME

• Annual National Assessment (ANA)

- The Department has identified and prioritised Annual National Assessment (ANA) in the key foundational skills of Literacy and Numeracy as a pivotal mechanism for monitoring and tracking the achievement. The Presidency’s injunction an independent agent to monitor test administration, administer questionnaires, do marking, capture and analyse data, and provide a report to the Minister, who will report to the public learner performance and contextual factors that affect it. Due consideration has been given to, amongst others, the Government's Programme of Action and the objectives and the 18 key targets of the National Development Plan. The current funding is not adequate to carry the intended outcomes with the administration of ANA as part of regular standardised assessment to ultimately improve the quality of basic education in South Africa.

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• The Department reprioritised by cutting 10% in some programmes to fund the following among other things:

- Interventions in Limpopo and Eastern Cape which have never been funded since Section 100 was implemented

- ACE Diploma

- Legal Services due cases affecting the Departments

• Some projects were postponed to make funds available for critical activities of the Department.

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COST CUTTING MEASURES AND REPRIORITISATION

THANK YOU

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