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Presentation highlighting education landscape, progress in learning outcomes, and focus on quality and efficiency in South African schools.
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STRUCTURE OF THE STATE OF READINESS FOR ANA AND NSC Business Unusual Presentation to Portfolio Committee Mr HM Mweli Date: 2 September 2014
THE PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Introduction • Schooling landscape and context • Progress in improving learning outcomes • Focusing on quality and efficiency • Quality • Efficiency • Monitoring and support • The focus of the quarterly report on reading • The focus of NSLA quarterly report • The focus of provincial visits • A summary of DBE observations
INTRODUCTION “ The Department of Basic Education understands the need to improve the quality of outcomes at different grades for mathematics, literacy and science. It has set ambitious targets for 2024. For language and numeracy in grade 3 and grade 6, the target is that 90 percent of learners should perform at the required level” (National Planning Commission: National Development Plan, November 2011)
NUMBER OF LEARNERS, EDUCATORS AND SCHOOLS IN THE ORDINARY SCHOOL SECTOR, BY PROVINCE, IN 2013 School Realities: 2013
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF LEARNERS IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS, BY PHASE, IN 2013 School Realities: 2013
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS WITH MULTI-GRADE CLASSES, BY PROVINCE, 2012
PERCENTAGE OF SCHOOLS VISITED AT LEAST TWICE BY A DISTRICT OFFICIAL FOR MONITORING OR SUPPORT PURPOSES DURING THE YEAR, BY PROVINCEIN 2011
DISTRICT SUPPORT Satisfaction by province
GRADE 9 PROVINCIAL PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE Sector Plan target for 2015 is 361
AVERAGE PERCENTAGE MARK IN MATHEMATICS BY GRADE AND POVERTY QUINTILE NSC 2013
NUMBER OF DISTRICTS (ABOVE 50% PERFORMANCE) IN ANA 2013 (AVERAGE MATHEMATICS & LANGUAGES (HL&FAL) AND NSC 2013 Please note: In Limpopo we used 10 districts
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE 3 LEARNERS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN MATHEMATICS
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE 3 LEARNERS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN HOME LANGUAGE
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE 6 LEARNERS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN MATHEMATICS
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE 6 LEARNERS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN HOME LANGUAGE
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE 6 LEARNERS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE 9 LEARNERS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN MATHEMATICS
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE 9 LEARNERS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN HOME LANGUAGE
PERCENTAGE OF GRADE 9 LEARNERS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
PERCENTAGE OF REPEATERS BY GRADE AND GENDER, 2009 TO 2013 Source: Statistics South Africa, General Household Survey, 2009 - 2013, DBE own calculations
DROP-OUT RATES DECLINING BUT QUALITY PROBLEMS MANIFEST IN SECONDARY SCHOOLING Source: National Income Dynamic Study (NIDS), 2007/08-2011/12
MONITORING AND SUPPORTING PROVINCIAL EFFORTS TO IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES
FOCUS ON QUARTERLY REPORT ON READING (Grades R-12)
READING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA Source: PIRLS 2006