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Annual Performance Plan 2026/27

South African Council for EducatorsRef: https://www.sace.org.za/assets/documents/uploads/sace_47864-2026-07-02-SACE_APP_2026_27__03.05.26_final.pdf

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What this means

This document is the South African Council for Educators (SACE) Annual Performance Plan (APP) for the 2026/27 financial year, described as Year 2 of SACE’s 2025–2030 Strategic Plan. It sets out SACE’s mandate and priorities, including professional registration (including Grade R and ECD), ethical standards and misconduct handling with mandatory reporting to SAPS and DSD, professional development and quality assurance, and research/policy coordination. The APP also outlines governance and operational priorities such as ICT/digital transformation, performance management, and addressing registration turnaround times (including issuing differentiated certificates within 30 days). It includes statements by the Executive Authority (Hon Siviwe Gwarube, MP) and accounting authority leadership (Ms Ella Mokgalane), noting that the previous accounting authority’s term ended on 31 July 2025 and that procedures for a new accounting authority were underway.

Facts

Places

Mpumalanga

Reference

https://www.sace.org.za/assets/documents/uploads/sace_47864-2026-07-02-SACE_APP_2026_27__03.05.26_final.pdf

Parties

Accounting authority, Executive authority, MP) and accounting authority

Key Takeaways

  • Document: Annual Performance Plan for 2026/27 (Year 2 of 2025–2030 Strategic Period)
  • Entity: South African Council for Educators (SACE)
  • Legal basis: SACE Act, 31 of 2000; Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999
  • Accounting authority term ended: 31 July 2025; new accounting authority nomination/appointment in progress
  • Executive authority: Hon Siviwe Gwarube, MP (Department of Basic Education)
  • Programme structure: 5 programmes (Administration; Professional Registration, Induction, and Certification; Ethical Standards and Professional Conduct; Professional Development, Quality Management and assurance; Research, Policy Coordination)
  • Registration/certification target: differentiated certificates issued within 30 days of registration for fit-to-practice registrants
  • Mandatory reporting: sanctioned sexual misconduct cases reported to SAPS; other child-protection-related misconduct reported to DSD
  • ICT/digital transformation: central enabler for case management, professional registration, and stakeholder engagement
  • ECD priority: improve professional registration for qualified ECD practitioners, endorse ECD professional development programmes, approve compliant providers; work to resolve legislative gaps for ECD professionalisation
  • South African Council for Educators (SACE)
  • Department of Basic Education
  • Hon Siviwe Gwarube, MP
  • Ms Ella Mokgalane
  • SACE Council / Accounting Authority (referred to as the Council in the SACE Act)
  • South African Police Service (SAPS)
  • Department of Social Development (DSD)
  • Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJC)
  • Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
  • 7th Administration
  • National Development Plan (NDP) 2030
  • Medium-Term Strategic Framework

Dates

Closing Date

31 July 2025