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What (a) has she found to be the reasons that schools for learners with disabilities continue to lag behind in access to modern educational resources, infrastructure, assistive technologies and adequately trained educators and (b) steps doe

Parliament of South AfricaRef: https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/36838/

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Collected on 17 June 2026

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What this means

The document is a question posed to the Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (NW131). It asks (a) for the minister’s findings on why schools for learners with disabilities lag in access to modern resources, infrastructure, and trained educators, and (b) what steps will be taken to address these issues. The reply cites under-resourcing, aging infrastructure, and refers to monitoring and an Auditor-General report, and mentions actions such as establishing a National Task Team on placement of out-of-school children with disabilities and creating a reference group to review funding models to enable more inclusive schooling.

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placement support initiativeOngoing

National Task Team for the placement of out-of-school children with disabilities

A National Task Team has been established to support the placement of out-of-school children with disabilities, and the Department participates in this task team.

Who it is for
out-of-school children with disabilities
How to act on it
The document does not state an application or contact route; it only states that a National Task Team has been established and that the Department participates in it.
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The Department of Basic Education has established a National Task Team for the placement of out-of-school children with disabilities. The Department does participate in this task team.
funding model review and inclusive schooling planningOngoing

Reference group to review current funding models to enable inclusive schooling

Through the National Task Team, a reference group will be established to review current funding models so that all schools can be inclusive; this is intended to increase mainstreaming and use special schools as resource centres.

Who it is for
all schools (to enable inclusive schooling) and learners with disabilities needing inclusive placement
How to act on it
The document does not state an application or submission process for members of the public; it only states that a reference group will be established through the task team.
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Through this task team, a reference group will be established to review current funding models to enable all schools to be inclusive. This means that more schools will mainstream, and special schools will be used as resource centres.

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Reference

https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/36838/

Key Takeaways

  • reference number: NW131
  • dates: 07 April 2026
  • minister: Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
  • topic: access to education for learners with disabilities
  • issues: under-resourcing, aging infrastructure
  • monitoring sources: department monitoring, Auditor-General SDG 4.5 report
  • actions: National Task Team for placement of out-of-school children with disabilities
  • outcome: reference group to review funding models
  • objective: more inclusive schools, use of special schools as resource centres

Dates

Opening Date

7 April 2026

Closing Date

7 April 2026