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A comparative analysis of education expenditure in Eastern Cape schools – November 2004 Over the three year period 2006-08 combined, senior secondary and small secondary schools (less than 300 enrolment) should therefore be realigned from 2006 onwards. Schools would realign to a full primary (grades R to 7) and full secondary (grades 8 to 12) system. This will entail the transfer of grade 8 and 9 learners from combined schools to senior secondary schools during this period within their district. Secondary schools would be encouraged to increase their enrolment to at least 300 or face closure. The Department will need to prioritise the construction of just over 2,000 classrooms to convert senior secondary schools to full secondary schools during these 3 years. This can however be accommodated within the existing capital programme with reprioritisation of existing construction to the targeted schools. Finalise school planning criteria The information is present to finalise clear criteria to open new schools, close old schools and to amalgamate schools in the draft physical planning manual. Analysis of population growth or decline in communities, and the distance of learners from schools, is required to complete the picture. The Department should complete its school planning criteria in 2005 by investigating these areas. Learner to school matching In an analogous process to person to post matching the Department should conduct a ‘learner to school matching’ during 2005 to examine school planning and realignment. Building on existing EMIS work and school planning criteria a clear picture should be built up of: • Where small schools are and what are their characteristics • Where community populations are growing or declining and hence where communities are under-served or over-provided One of the key goals should be to identify small schools that will need to be retained, schools that can be amalgamated, and schools that are clearly non-viable and which need to be closed. The matching should be conducted in each district. 52
A comparative analysis of education expenditure in Eastern Cape schools – November 2004 REFERENCES Eastern Cape Province Budget Statement 2004/05 Eastern Cape EMIS: Review of Education Indicators 2002. Eastern Cape EMIS: Department of Education: Department of Education: Preliminary investigative study on reorganisation of schools, August 2004 Review of the financing, resourcing and costs of education in public schools, March 2003 Improving access to free and quality basic education for all, June 2003 Department of Education: Education statistics in South Africa 2001 Department of Education: School Register of Needs 2000 Department of Education: National Treasury: National Norms and Standards for School Funding – Proposals for amendments, April 2004 Trends in inter-governmental finance - 2000/01 to 2006/07, September 2004. National Treasury: Inter-Governmental Fiscal Review (IGFR) 2003, p.59. Statistics South Africa: Census 2001: Primary Tables Eastern Cape – Census 1996 and 2001 compared, 2003. Statistics South Africa: Mid-year population estimates for South Africa, July 2004 53
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