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Department: Education

increase during the year. Provision of data to schools becomes a pressure point as all these require

internet connectivity. Moreover, there is growing demand for ICT security, as schools and hostels are
overwhelmed with acts of theft and vandalism.

With the adevent of readmitting Grade 12 learners who have failed their matric in the past academic year,
there is anticipated increases pressure on school resourcing such as school feeding, classroom furniture

exams services etc. On the other hand, the department welcomes the major thrust of funding resources
provided into the norms and standards baseline, which allows the deaprtment to match its required per
learner rate across quintiles for the year.

1.6 The Acts, rules and regulations

The department derives its mandate from the following pieces of legislation, amongst others:

x The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act No 108 of 1996);
x Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999;

x South African Schools Act (SASA) (Act No 84 of 1996);
x The Eastern Cape Schools Education Act (ECSEA), 1997 (Act No. 1 of 1997);
x The National Education Policy Act (No 27 of 1996);

x Employment of Educators Act No 76 of 1998;
x Basic Education Laws Amendment Acts;

x Employment of Educators Act No 76 of 1998;
x Public Services Act No 103 of 1994;

x Labour Relations Act and Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997;
x South African Council of Educators Act, 2000 (Act 31 of 2000);

x Public Service Act (Proclamation No 103 of 1994) and its Regulations ;
x Personnel Administrative measures (PAM);

x Basic Conditions of Employment Act no 74 of 1997;
x Employment Equity Act, Act no 55 of 1998 16;

x Skills Development Act No 97 of 1998;
x Skills Development levies Act No 9 of 1999;
x Government Immovable Asset Management Act No 19 of 2007;

x South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Act, 1995 (Act 58 of 1995);

x The Use of Official Languages Act 12 of 2012;

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