ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION

FOR 2010/11Supplementary Slides

Presentation to the Select Committee on Education and Recreation

02 NOVEMBER 2011

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Understanding Annual Report in terms of the role of the DBE

• DBE’s Statutory role is to (1) formulate policy, norms and standards; and (2) monitor and evaluate policy implementation and impact

• Based on system performance it became clear that DBE needs to perform more active steering role as well as more direct role in supporting implementation

• Various mechanisms introduced to do this: fiscal measures (conditional grants); stronger M&E (by DBE, NT and AG); Clear Signalling of priorities

• In 2010/11 – introduced Action Plan to 2014 – first ever Sector Plan aimed at providing more robust mechanisms for steering the system

How does the Action Plan to 2014 work?

• The Action Plan sets clear measurable and time-bound targets for the whole sector

• PEDs develop activities to respond to these targets in terms of their conditions

• DBE monitors these plans and supports improvement through provincial visits – systematic reports developed

• DBE implements activities to ensure that key priorities are addressed (Workbooks, ANA, CAPS, ASIDI, Teacher Education, District Improvement, Learner performance improvement strategies)

• Further refinement of policies to align with Action Plan priorities: e.g. Accountability Measures

• Creation of responsive institutional mechanisms: e.g. Planning and Delivery Oversight Unit

Percentage of 5 years old children attending education institution by Province: 2002-2009

Percentage of 16 to 18 years old attending education institutions: 2002-2009

Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT)

Languages Languages as a subject in the foundation phase: 2008

LOLT in grade 4: 2009

Afrikaans 11.4 10.6English 16.5 81.7Isindebele 0.8 0.2Isixhosa 20.4 1.4Isizulu 22.1 2.0Sepedi 9.2 0.5Sesotho 4.9 1.0Setswana 7.0 1.8Siswati 2.2 0.3Tshivenda 2.1 0.1Xitsonga 3.2 0.4Total 100.0 100

Comparison of LOLT in Grade 4 with learners doing language as a subject at home language or additional language levels in the Foundation phase: 2008 and 2009

Class size

Distribution of ordinary public schools, by province and class size: 2008 and 2009Province

2008 2009<=20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 >60 <=20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 >60

EC 702 1 065 1 253 831 437 457 767 1 087 1 279 794 443 418

FS 103 131 355 205 15 38 102 146 382 194 19 4

GP 18 194 770 689 73 36 20 223 825 635 59 12

KZN 303 683 1 722 1 363 477 325 294 743 1 737 1 369 506 294

LP 250 427 1 034 1 033 468 235 290 484 1 093 997 436 175

MP 147 178 439 492 209 97 195 192 445 468 187 97

NC 80 84 239 63 13 7 80 86 228 49 10 3

NW 259 242 522 383 87 25 275 247 530 402 71 18

WC 16 225 636 238 26 45 9 143 530 411 29 52

SA 1 878 3 229 6 970 5 297 1 805 1 265 2 032 3 351 7 049 5 319 1 760 1 073

Over 8 000 ordinary public schools have average class sizes above norm of 40.

Other information covered in ASS report

• Pregnancy: 50 000 learners in 2008

• Orphan status: over 2m learners (single or double)

• Mortality: 10 600 learners passed away in 2008

• Social grants: 3m learners (23%) beneficiaries

• School fees: income from fees = R13b (8b in public schools)

• Learners by population group

• Enrolment in subjects (Grades 10, 11 and 12)

Key findings from Macro Indicator Report 2011Access• 78% of 5-yr olds attend an EI (39% in 2002)

• 99% of 7 – 15 yr olds attend an EI

• 93% of 16 yr olds attend an EI

• 85% of 17 yr olds attend an EI

• 72% of 18 yr olds attend an EI but 28% do not. (of those that do not attend 27% have completed Grade 12)

Efficiency (Conti....)

National Income Dynamics Study Survey data base, calculated by the DBE

Drop-out rate by Grade: 2007/2008

Quality (Learner achievement)

Source: DoE 2009 and DBE 2010 b and 2011a

Number of candidates and the pass rates in NSC: 1994 to 2010

Finance

Source: 2000/01 to 2004/05 data from DoE, 2009a: 109; 2005/06 to 2009/10 budget estimates provided by National Treasury; 2005 to 2009 enrolment data from DOE, 2006, 2008(a), 2009(c), 2010(a) and 2010(c).Note: Real per capita expenditure for 2000/01 to 2004/05 in this differs from that which appeared in DoE, 2009a:109 as it has been recalculated to be expressed in 2008 Rands. 

Figure 3. Nominal and real public per capita expenditure on schooling, 2000/01 to 2009/10

Finance

Figure 4. Per capita public expenditure on Grade R, 2001/02 to 2009/10

Source: 2001/02 to 2004/05 expenditure data from National Treasury 2005: 19; 2005/00 to 2009/10 expenditure data supplied provided by National Treasury; Enrolment data from DBE EMIS data bases: