School's Report 2012 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination

3.1 Introduction
This chapter focuses on systemic inputs that demonstrate progress with respect to improvement of
schooling in the province.
The Delivery Agreement between the MEC for Education and the Minister of Basic Education is
based on Action Plan 2014 towards the Realisation of Schooling 2025. In this agreement, the
MEC is required to provide accountability, access to Early Childhood Development, Monitoring and
Assessment across the system.
The MEC for Education has identified the following six priorities, which, unless addressed will have
consistently undesirable impact on the outcomes that the education system seeks to achieve. These
are:
• Curriculum management and delivery
• Teacher supply, demand and capacity
• Classroom equipment
• Infrastructure
• Management at all levels
• Funding
The developments with respect to some of the above priority areas have been reported on in the
preceding chapter.To ensure that the above areas can receive attention in a meaningful way, the
Department has finalised the implementation of the new organisational structure that provides direct
support for the prioritised areas. The new organisational structure has also ensured that a branch is
created with the sole purpose of managing teaching and learning in all schools in the province.
3.2 Curriculum Management and Delivery
At the core of developing a skilled citizenry, is the delivery of the curriculum. The quality, variety and
depth of the curriculum will determine the usefulness of the citizens in enhancing the development
of the country. The Department developed numerous improvement plans with a view to support
curriculum implementation.
These interventions were intended to ensure that learning outcomes are improved for all learners
schools in the province. The section below provide a synoptic description of the strategies that were
implemented for supporting an improvement in curriculum implementation.
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