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PROVINCIAL BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES 19 OCTOBER 2005. ACCESS TO EDUCATION. Construction of schools within walking distance – not attainable The province demographics Influx of communities to urban areas – economic factors
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PROVINCIAL BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES 19 OCTOBER 2005
ACCESS TO EDUCATION • Construction of schools within walking distance – not attainable • The province demographics • Influx of communities to urban areas – economic factors • Departmental strategies to improve access: • Introduction of mobile classrooms • A more comprehensive study of learner mobility with intension to introduction of scholar transport • Comprehensive schools - (efficient transport system/hostel facilities)
ACCESS TO EDUCATION • The department, through FET colleges offers access to learners who wish to follow practical careers, hence it accommodates learners from the age of 16 into FET colleges. These FET colleges and their satellite campuses are spread throughout the province to reach as many prospective students as possible. Currently enrolment in these colleges is over 30 000, and there are 9359.45 Full Time Equivalents in these institutions.
ACCESS TO EDUCATION • Adult Basic Education and Training offers courses from ABET level 1-4 in the province, and currently with expansion of ABET, skills programmes are also offered to adults in these centers. There are 239 adult learning centres, which have enrolled over 23000 adults. The department is working hard to accommodate five-year old children in public ordinary primary schools for Grade R. While this has not yet been achieved, there are over 200 ECD community centres throughout the province, which accommodate Grade R learners and children under the age of 5.
3. EFFICIENCY • Education output as it relates to efficiency is partly measured by the quality of matric results. This is by no means the only way to measure efficiency of the system, but the commonly used indicator.
The provincial pass rates of the senior certificate examination dropped sharply in 1997 before increasing steadily over the subsequent years. Except for 2004 results, the net increase since 1997 is 20.5%. The introduction of international tests and systemic evaluation however, reflects that despite the increasing level of expenditure, the quality of results remains an area of concern. It s important to note however, that the numbers of learners writing senior certificate examination has increased over the years, and this could mean some degree of efficiency in the FET phase. The percentage of learners who obtain university exemption in the province is lower than the national and this area needs to be addressed.
4. THE NORTH WEST LANDSCAPE The Education System • The North West Education Department is located in one of the most rural provinces of South Africa. The department receives the largest portion of the provincial budget, and it has over 42000 employees. In line with the National Education Ministry, the department offers basic education and training in three phases, viz., General Education and Training (grades 1-9), Adult Basic Education and Training (levels 1-4) and Further Education and Training (grades 10-12). Further Education and Training offers training from NQF level 2-4 national technical certificates levels 1-3. Enrolments in the above-mentioned institutions are reflected in section 1 for public ordinary schools and in section 2 for ABET, and FET.
4. THE NORTH WEST LANDSCAPE Public ordinary schools • Public ordinary schools are divided into section 20 and section 21 schools in terns of the funding norms policy, and the province has 1450 “section 21” schools, which is about two thirds of all public ordinary schools in the province. Basic infrastructure in public ordinary schools has improved over the years, the number of schools without water on site, sanitation facilities, electricity and telecommunication has been declining over the last few years. Most schools however, still lack specialised rooms e.g. libraries and science laboratories, and the department is moving at a fast pace to close the infrastructure backlogs, including maintenance.
4. THE NORTH WEST LANDSCAPE ABET • Adult literacy rate according to the North West Barometer 2003 was ranked no. 9, which means the lowest literacy rate in the country in 1996. In 2002, functional literacy was at 65.7% and the province was ranked no.5 in the country, hence Adult Basic Education and Training had to be strengthened to improve on these figures.
EXPENDITURE BY ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION As percentage of the Budget
EXPENDITURE BY ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION Growth There has been a steady growth in the provincial equitable share of between 8,8% & 11,37%. The highest recorded is 10,70 in 2006/07, & which is higher provincial Growth of 9,28%
Allocation according to Economic Classification has not been constant over the years and varied according to new budget imperatives and priorities e.g an increase in Transfers and Subsidies as s21 is granted to more schools. The decrease in 2005/06 is due to the incorporation of Grade R into mainstream education and away from Early Childhood Development transfers.
