part a: strategic overview - Department of Education
part a: strategic overview - Department of Education
part a: strategic overview - Department of Education
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SUB-PROGRAMME:<br />
- Purpose<br />
- Transformational Focus<br />
POLICIES AND PRIORITIES<br />
OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGES<br />
AND CONSTRAINTS<br />
PROGRAMME 3<br />
Independent Schools In <strong>part</strong>icular, schools are expected � Schools that are operating<br />
to comply with the equity and without being registered by the<br />
quality criteria in Goals 1 and 3 <strong>of</strong> ECDoE. �<br />
Purpose:<br />
To support independent schools in<br />
accordance with the South African<br />
Schools Act, 1996 (Act No 84 <strong>of</strong><br />
1996) This includes subprogramme<br />
3.1, Primary and Sub-<br />
Programme 3.2, Secondary Phase.<br />
the Transformation Agenda and the<br />
Strategic Plan. Specific priorities<br />
related to independent schools are<br />
as follows:<br />
Ensure that the approved<br />
independent schools add value to<br />
the education system<br />
� Low funding for Independent<br />
Schools �<br />
� High failure rate in independent<br />
schools. �<br />
�<br />
�<br />
Transformational Focus<br />
Independent schools expand the<br />
field <strong>of</strong> opportunities for children<br />
and youth to receive an education.<br />
In some geographic communities,<br />
opportunities for education are<br />
sometimes limited. Sometimes this<br />
occurs because <strong>of</strong> the absence <strong>of</strong><br />
school facilities. But sometimes<br />
independent schools are<br />
established when the available<br />
schools are too crowded or too far<br />
geographically, or when parents<br />
are not satisfied with the quality <strong>of</strong><br />
the education rendered.<br />
Independent schools have a<br />
transformational focus when they<br />
expand the field <strong>of</strong> opportunities,<br />
when they provide quality<br />
education to previously<br />
marginalized groups and when the<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer opportunities for education in<br />
Mathematics, Science and<br />
Technology when such<br />
opportunities would not be<br />
otherwise available.<br />
To strive to attain the level <strong>of</strong><br />
funding which is in line with the<br />
norms and standards<br />
�<br />
It must be ensured, however, that<br />
these schools <strong>of</strong>fer education<br />
programmes <strong>of</strong> an acceptable<br />
standard, and that they do not<br />
serve functions or purposes that<br />
are inconsistent with the<br />
constitutional principles.<br />
5 Year ECDoE 5 Year ECDoE Strategic Strategic Plan for Plan 2005-06 for 2005/06 to 2009-10. to 2009/10 21 F (2).doc March 2006 Page 40 Page 42<br />
<strong>part</strong> B: programme & sub-programme plans
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